NWS Stock Overview
A media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$34.86 |
| 52 Week High | US$34.97 |
| 52 Week Low | US$23.99 |
| Beta | 1.36 |
| 1 Month Change | 14.67% |
| 3 Month Change | 10.84% |
| 1 Year Change | 27.18% |
| 3 Year Change | 55.83% |
| 5 Year Change | 135.70% |
| Change since IPO | 124.47% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
News Corporation: Deserves An Upgrade On Improving Bottom Line
Feb 06News Corp: Near 52-Week Low Again Despite Solid FY22
Sep 26News goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Sep 12News GAAP EPS of $0.19 beats by $0.11, revenue of $2.67B beats by $90M
Aug 08News Corp: High-Quality Assets Suffering Conglomerate Discount
Jul 06News Corporation: Attractive Upside Still Exists
Apr 03News Corporation: Shares Offer Some Upside
Nov 29News Corporation: Valuation Disconnect Remains Despite Sensible And Opportunistic Dealmaking
Aug 20News Corp.: Advertising Business Continues To Disappoint
Dec 04News EPS beats by $0.10, beats on revenue
Nov 05Shareholder Returns
| NWS | US Media | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2.8% | -2.4% | 1.5% |
| 1Y | 27.2% | -2.3% | 22.4% |
Return vs Industry: NWS exceeded the US Media industry which returned -2.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: NWS exceeded the US Market which returned 22.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| NWS volatility | |
|---|---|
| NWS Average Weekly Movement | 2.2% |
| Media Industry Average Movement | 7.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 18.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: NWS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: NWS's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23,900 | Robert Thomson | www.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 through 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 Dow Jones Energy through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts.
News Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| NWS fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$18.02b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$428.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$10.25b |
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P/E Ratio1.7x
P/S RatioIs NWS overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| NWS income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$10.25b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$4.97b |
| Gross Profit | US$5.29b |
| Other Expenses | US$4.86b |
| Earnings | US$428.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.75 |
| Gross Margin | 51.55% |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.17% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 21.8% |
How did NWS perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
0.7%
Current Dividend Yield27%
Payout RatioDoes NWS pay a reliable dividends?
See NWS dividend history and benchmarks| News dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Mar 12 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Apr 09 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 24 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 52 days |
Does NWS pay a reliable dividends?
See NWS dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/16 06:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Industry and Sector Metrics
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Analyst Sources
News Corporation is covered by 35 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Mark McDonnell | APP Securities Pty Ltd. |
| Eric Choi | Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited |
| Aryan Norozi | Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited |