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After finishing at $29.2 in the prior trading day, News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS) closed at $28.48, down -2.47%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. NWS stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.43.
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 6.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.33. 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 14672668672 and an Enterprise Value of 17235394560. As of this moment, News’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.039 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.199.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NWS is 0.95, which has changed by -0.09373063 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13355756 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 -10.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.65%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1146610 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 114.84M. Insiders hold about 79.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 13.26% stake in the company. Shares short for NWS as of 1760486400 were 7743376 with a Short Ratio of 6.00, compared to 1757894400 on 6771936. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7743376 and a Short% of Float of 12.45.
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 0.006849315. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.87.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of News Corp (NWS) is underway, with the input of 3.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.2, with high estimates of $0.21 and low estimates of $0.19.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.08 and $0.78 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.98. EPS for the following year is $1.11, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.21 and $0.92.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $2.29B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.33B to a low estimate of $2.25B. As of. The current estimate, News Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.24BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.08B. There is a high estimate of $2.12B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.05B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NWS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.82B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.58B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.68B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.45BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.99B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.22B and the low estimate is $8.79B.
