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As of close of business last night, News Corp’s stock clocked out at $29.73, down -1.36% from its previous closing price of $30.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.02 million shares were traded. NWSA stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.31.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of NWSA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.27. 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.
On January 10, 2025, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $36.Citigroup initiated its Buy rating on January 10, 2025, with a $36 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’25 when DeGrazio Marygrace sold 10,582 shares for $29.94 per share. The transaction valued at 316,825 led to the insider holds 21,722 shares of the business.
Allen Ruth sold 19,968 shares of NWSA for $587,930 on Aug 15 ’25. The Chief Human Resources Officer now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $29.44 per share. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, Pitofsky David B, who serves as the General Counsel of the company, sold 43,635 shares for $29.73 each. As a result, the insider received 1,297,142 and left with 83,291 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, NWSA now has a Market Capitalization of 17623855104 and an Enterprise Value of 17941608448. As of this moment, News’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.57. 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 1.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.123 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.822.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NWSA is 1.19, which has changed by 0.058760643 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NWSA has reached a high of $30.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.08%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that NWSA traded 3.30M shares on average per day over the past three months and 3191910 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 376.72M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 376.14M. Insiders hold about 33.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.97% stake in the company. Shares short for NWSA as of 1755216000 were 7253182 with a Short Ratio of 2.14, compared to 1752537600 on 6430075. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7253182 and a Short% of Float of 1.9299999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.2, NWSA has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.20. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0066357004The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.93.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 3.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.34, with high estimates of $0.38 and low estimates of $0.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.08 and $0.79 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.97. EPS for the following year is $1.11, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.21 and $0.95.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 10 analysts expect revenue to total $2.12B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.16B to a low estimate of $2.07B. As of the current estimate, News Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.58BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.29B. There is a high estimate of $2.33B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.25B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NWSA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.88B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.58B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.69B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.45BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.28B and the low estimate is $8.79B.
