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News ASX:NWS Stock Report

Last Price

AU$38.72

Market Cap

AU$21.7b

7D

-4.2%

1Y

48.6%

Updated

15 Apr, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

NWS Stock Overview

News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide.

NWS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for News
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$38.72
52 Week HighUS$43.14
52 Week LowUS$24.69
Beta1.35
1 Month Change-5.74%
3 Month Change2.35%
1 Year Change48.64%
3 Year Change20.70%
5 Year Change118.39%
Change since IPO166.12%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

NWSAU MediaAU Market
7D-4.2%-2.3%0.2%
1Y48.6%-20.3%6.6%

Return vs Industry: NWS exceeded the Australian Media industry which returned -20.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: NWS exceeded the Australian Market which returned 6.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is NWS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
NWS volatility
NWS Average Weekly Movement2.7%
Media Industry Average Movement6.5%
Market Average Movement8.9%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market17.4%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market3.4%

Stable Share Price: NWS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: NWS's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
201225,000Robert Thomsonwww.newscorp.com

News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates in six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and OPIS through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts.

News Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do News's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
NWS fundamental statistics
Market capAU$21.66b
Earnings (TTM)AU$351.67m
Revenue (TTM)AU$15.37b

61.0x

P/E Ratio

1.4x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
NWS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$9.97b
Cost of RevenueUS$5.06b
Gross ProfitUS$4.90b
Other ExpensesUS$4.67b
EarningsUS$228.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.40
Gross Margin49.19%
Net Profit Margin2.29%
Debt/Equity Ratio33.4%

How did NWS perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

0.8%

Current Dividend Yield

50%

Payout Ratio
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