USA Today (TDAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gannett Co Inc. invests in, owns, and operates local media assets in the United States. The company's principal products include 125 daily newspapers with total paid circulation of approximately 1.4 million; 314 weekly newspapers with total paid circulation of approximately 315,000 and total free circulation of approximately 1.9 million; 124 shoppers with total circulation of approximately 3.0 million; and 538 locally-focused Websites, including Internet and mobile devices with approximately 224 million page views per month. Its principal products also comprise 2 yellow page directories with a total distribution of approximately 230,000 that cover a population of approximately 411,000 people; 68 business publications; and Propel digital marketing and business services. In addition, the company produces niche publications that address specific local market interests, such as recreation, sports, healthcare, and real estate. Further, it provides print and online products that offer local market news and information on various topics comprising local news and politics, community and regional events, youth sports, opinion and editorial pages, local schools, obituaries, weddings, and police reports, as well as print and digital advertising products, as well as commercial printing and regional business-oriented publications services. The company reaches approximately 20 million people per week; and serves approximately 220,000 business customers. New Media Investment Group Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.75 to $7.32
• 50-Day Range: $6.15 to $8.67
• 52-Week Range: $3.42 to $9.21
• Volume: 3.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.58 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $9.03
• Consensus Rating: Hold

USA Today Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

USA Today scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 146th out of 237 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

USA Today has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

USA Today has a consensus price target of $9.03, representing about 25.3% upside from its current price of $7.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

USA Today has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of USA Today is -24.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of USA Today is -24.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

USA Today has a P/B Ratio of 6.86. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

18.15% of the float of USA Today has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

USA Today has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.05, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in USA Today has recently decreased by 6.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

USA Today does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

USA Today does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

USA Today has a news sentiment score of 0.99. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for USA Today this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added USA Today to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, USA Today insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.40% of the stock of USA Today is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.71% of the stock of USA Today is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/26/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Publishing
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TDAY
• CIK: 1579684
• Web: gannett.com
• Phone: 703-854-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,500
• Year Founded: 1906

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for USA Today: $9.03
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $8.05
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.30)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.75 million
• Net Margins: -1.81%
• Pretax Margin: 3.01%
• Return on Equity: -21.13%
• Return on Assets: -1.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.74
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.46
• Cash Flow: $1.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.74
• Book Value: $1.05 per share
• Price / Book: 6.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 146,820,000
• Free Float: 140,358,000
• Market Cap: $1.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.40