Metric Deep Dive: Understanding News Corp (NWS) Through its Ratios

Kiel Thompson

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After finishing at $29.28 in the prior trading day, News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS) closed at $29.55, up 0.92%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.81 million shares were traded. NWS stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.575 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.25.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NWS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.72 and its Current Ratio is at 1.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 10 ’25 when MFT SH Family Trust sold 38,335,059 shares for $33.25 per share. The transaction valued at 1,274,725,356 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.

DeGrazio Marygrace sold 10,582 shares of NWS for $316,825 on Aug 15 ’25. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 21,722 shares after completing the transaction at $29.94 per share. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, Allen Ruth, who serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the company, sold 19,968 shares for $29.44 each. As a result, the insider received 587,930 and left with 0 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NWS now has a Market Capitalization of 15302155264 and an Enterprise Value of 17839912960. As of this moment, News’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.48. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.111 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.732.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for NWS is 1.20, which has changed by 0.05838108 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1443547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NWS has reached a high of $35.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.48%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 1.21M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1539920 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 188.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.15M. Insiders hold about 79.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 12.37% stake in the company. Shares short for NWS as of 1759190400 were 7094418 with a Short Ratio of 5.84, compared to 1756425600 on 7369916. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7094418 and a Short% of Float of 11.350001.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, NWS’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.2, compared to 0.20 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.006830601. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.89.

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