NWS (NWSZF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

News Corp is a global media and information services company that operates a portfolio of businesses across news, publishing, digital real estate services, and subscription-based content. Its operations serve consumers, businesses, and professional audiences in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and other international markets.

The company’s principal businesses include Dow Jones, which provides business news, financial information, research, and professional data services; News UK, publisher of titles such as The Times and The Sunday Times; and News Corp Australia, which operates newspapers, digital publications, and other media properties. News Corp also owns HarperCollins Publishers, an international book publisher with imprints covering fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and religious publishing.

News Corp’s portfolio additionally includes digital real estate and property-related platforms, including its interest in REA Group, as well as subscription products, websites, and other digital media services. The company was formed in 2013 when the former News Corporation separated its publishing and media assets from its entertainment businesses. Robert Thomson serves as chief executive officer, while the company was founded by Rupert Murdoch.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.90 to $0.90
• 50-Day Range: $0.90 to $1.10
• 52-Week Range: $0.99 to $1.10
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 150 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 0.77
• Dividend Yield: 68.83%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

NWS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NWS scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for NWS.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NWS is 0.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NWS is 0.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.33.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NWS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

NWS is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.02%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

NWS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NWS is 52.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.04

News Sentiment

NWS has a news sentiment score of -0.04. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for NWS this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

8.44% of the stock of NWS is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:NWSZF
• CIK: 1449664
• Web: www.nws.com.hk
• Phone: 852 2131 0600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 14,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 0.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A