The New York Times Company

NYSE:NYT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.2b

New York Times Valuation

Is NYT undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of NYT when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: NYT ($44.07) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($69.74)

Significantly Below Fair Value: NYT is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for NYT?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

NYT key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.7x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA17.2x
PEG Ratio2.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does NYT's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for NYT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average33.4x
NWSA News
65.8x21.7%US$15.2b
SCHL Scholastic
21.1x42.7%US$1.1b
DJCO Daily Journal
30.2xn/aUS$490.4m
NXST Nexstar Media Group
16.6x13.5%US$5.7b
NYT New York Times
31.2x14.3%US$7.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NYT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.2x) compared to the peer average (33.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does NYT's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Media Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a11.9%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NYT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.2x) compared to the US Media industry average (15.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NYT's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

NYT PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio31.2x
Fair PE Ratio22.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NYT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst NYT forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$44.07
US$47.94
+8.8%
9.0%US$55.00US$40.00n/a8
Mar ’25US$43.15
US$47.33
+9.7%
9.9%US$55.00US$40.00n/a6
Feb ’25US$49.01
US$47.00
-4.1%
11.2%US$55.00US$40.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$48.99
US$46.83
-4.4%
9.2%US$53.00US$40.00n/a6
Dec ’24US$47.37
US$46.50
-1.8%
9.4%US$53.00US$40.00n/a6
Nov ’24US$40.59
US$44.08
+8.6%
9.3%US$50.00US$37.00n/a6
Oct ’24US$41.20
US$44.08
+7.0%
9.3%US$50.00US$37.00n/a6
Sep ’24US$44.29
US$44.08
-0.5%
9.3%US$50.00US$37.00n/a6
Aug ’24US$40.44
US$40.17
-0.7%
7.5%US$45.00US$36.00n/a6
Jul ’24US$39.38
US$39.67
+0.7%
9.6%US$45.00US$33.00n/a6
Jun ’24US$35.99
US$39.67
+10.2%
9.6%US$45.00US$33.00n/a6
May ’24US$40.11
US$40.33
+0.6%
7.1%US$45.00US$36.00n/a6
Apr ’24US$38.88
US$40.33
+3.7%
7.1%US$45.00US$36.00n/a6
Mar ’24US$38.73
US$40.00
+3.3%
7.8%US$45.00US$36.00US$43.156
Feb ’24US$35.65
US$34.83
-2.3%
14.0%US$40.00US$25.00US$49.016
Jan ’24US$32.46
US$34.83
+7.3%
14.0%US$40.00US$25.00US$48.996
Dec ’23US$36.01
US$34.83
-3.3%
14.0%US$40.00US$25.00US$47.376
Nov ’23US$29.14
US$34.00
+16.7%
12.7%US$38.00US$25.00US$40.596
Oct ’23US$28.75
US$34.83
+21.2%
14.0%US$40.00US$25.00US$41.206
Sep ’23US$30.97
US$34.83
+12.5%
14.0%US$40.00US$25.00US$44.296
Aug ’23US$31.54
US$36.33
+15.2%
15.3%US$41.00US$25.00US$40.446
Jul ’23US$28.60
US$37.50
+31.1%
15.1%US$41.00US$25.00US$39.386
Jun ’23US$34.20
US$46.50
+36.0%
18.9%US$56.00US$30.00US$35.996
May ’23US$38.32
US$49.00
+27.9%
19.3%US$56.00US$30.00US$40.116
Apr ’23US$46.05
US$49.00
+6.4%
19.3%US$56.00US$30.00US$38.886
Mar ’23US$43.14
US$50.43
+16.9%
19.4%US$62.00US$30.00US$38.737

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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