NWS Stock Analysis: News | NASDAQ
Entertainment | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 17.447m USD | 12M Return: 11% | US65249B2088 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 32.8M
EPS Trend: 98.0%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -15.9%
Qual. Beats: 3
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
News Corporation is a global media and information services company headquartered in New York, operating across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australasia through five segments: Dow Jones, Digital Real Estate Services, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. Its core offerings span financial news and data products (The Wall Street Journal, Barrons, MarketWatch, Factiva, Dow Jones Newswires), real estate platforms (realestate.com.au, Realtor.com, mortgage broking services), consumer book publishing (HarperCollins, Harlequin, Zondervan, Thomas Nelson), Australian and U.K. newspapers, and sports radio (talkSPORT).
The company is classified within the Communication Services sector under the Publishing sub-industry, reflecting its diversified portfolio of subscription-based financial information, advertising-supported property listings, and traditional print and digital publishing. News Corp was founded in 2012 following the spin-off of its predecessors entertainment assets, with its public listing dating to June 2013.
- Dow Jones subscriptions drive recurring digital revenue growth
- REA Group and Realtor.com track housing market cycle
- HarperCollins margins expand on digital and backlist sales
| Net Income: 573.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.49 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 19.06% < 20% (prev 26.06%; Δ -7.00% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 1.23b > Net Income 573.0m |
| Net Debt (1.75b) to EBITDA (1.53b): 1.14 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.62 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (558.4m) vs 12m ago -1.79% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 56.89% > 18% (prev 56.19%; Δ 0.70% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 58.16% > 50% (prev 54.51%; Δ 3.64% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: error (cannot be calculated; needs correct EBIT TTM and Interest Expense TTM) |
| A: 0.11 (Total Current Assets 4.48b - Total Current Liabilities 2.76b) / Total Assets 15.5b |
| B: -0.02 (Retained Earnings -312.0m / Total Assets 15.5b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 1.05b / Avg Total Assets 15.5b) |
| D: 1.35 (Book Value of Equity 8.53b / Total Liabilities 6.31b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.53 = A |
| DSRI: 1.05 (Receivables 1.76b/1.56b, Revenue 9.03b/8.45b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 56.19% / 56.89%) |
| AQI: 1.04 (AQ_t 0.57 / AQ_t-1 0.55) |
| SGI: 1.07 (Revenue 9.03b / 8.45b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 573.0m - CFO 1.23b) / TA 15.5b) |
| Beneish M = -2.93 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of October 14, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 32.58 with a total of 661,804 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.36%, over one month by -3.78%, over three months by +4.04% and over the past year by +10.99%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 31.60 (which is 3% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
News has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.50. Therefore, it is recommended to buy NWS.
- StrongBuy: 5
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 31.1 | -4.4% |
P/E Trailing = 31.4369
P/E Forward = 24.3902
P/S = 1.9325
P/B = 1.9629
P/EG = 2.8049
Revenue TTM = 9.03b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.05b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.53b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.99b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 86.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 3.84b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 926.0m
Net Debt = 1.75b USD (calculated: Debt 3.84b - CCE 2.10b)
Enterprise Value = 19.2b USD (17.4b + Debt 3.84b - CCE 2.10b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 1.05b / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
EV/FCF = 23.84x (Enterprise Value 19.2b / FCF TTM 805.0m)
FCF Yield = 4.19% (FCF TTM 805.0m / Enterprise Value 19.2b)
FCF Margin = 8.92% (FCF TTM 805.0m / Revenue TTM 9.03b)
Net Margin = 6.35% (Net Income TTM 573.0m / Revenue TTM 9.03b)
Gross Margin = 56.89% ((Revenue TTM 9.03b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.89b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 72.96% (prev 50.76%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.23 (Enterprise Value 19.2b / Total Assets 15.5b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.0% (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt 3.84b)
Taxrate = 28.97% (303.0m / 1.05b)
NOPAT = 743.0m (EBIT 1.05b * (1 - 28.97%))
Current Ratio = 1.62 (Total Current Assets 4.48b / Total Current Liabilities 2.76b)
Debt / Equity = 0.45 (Debt 3.84b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 8.53b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.14 (Net Debt 1.75b / EBITDA 1.53b)
Debt / FCF = 2.17 (Net Debt 1.75b / FCF TTM 805.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 8.65b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.69% (Net Income 573.0m / Total Assets 15.5b)
RoE = 6.62% (Net Income TTM 573.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 8.65b)
RoCE = 9.83% (EBIT 1.05b / Capital Employed (Equity 8.65b + L.T.Debt 1.99b))
RoIC = 5.98% (NOPAT 743.0m / Invested Capital 12.4b)
WACC = 6.44% (E(17.4b)/V(21.3b) * Re(7.86%) + D(3.84b)/V(21.3b) * Rd(0.0%) * (1-Tc(0.29)))
Discount Rate = 7.86% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -57.84 | Cagr: -1.22%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.74% ; FCFF base≈773.8m ; Y1≈845.9m ; Y5≈1.06b
[DCF] Fair Price = 80.76 (EV 16.2b - Net Debt 1.75b = Equity 14.5b / Shares 179.4m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 10.73% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 98.03 | EPS CAGR: 27.64% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -15.94 | Revenue CAGR: -0.71% | SUE: 2.34 | # QB: 3
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.26 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=4
EPS next Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=0.47 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=-40% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2027-06-30): EPS=1.32 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+11.8% | GrowthRev=+4.2%
EPS next Year (2028-06-30): EPS=1.51 | Chg30d=+2.59% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+14.6% | GrowthRev=+3.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -13% (up=5, down=7)