(NWSA) News - Overview

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US65249B1098

Stock: Newspapers, Digital, Books, Data

Total Rating 34
Risk 69
Buy Signal -0.79
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility 24.8%
Relative Tail Risk -6.01%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio -0.68
Alpha -29.70
Character TTM
Beta 0.799
Beta Downside 0.964
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 27.81%
CAGR/Max DD 0.48

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of NWSA over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-03": 0.09, "2021-06": 0.16, "2021-09": 0.23, "2021-12": 0.44, "2022-03": 0.16, "2022-06": 0.37, "2022-09": 0.12, "2022-12": 0.14, "2023-03": 0.09, "2023-06": 0.14, "2023-09": 0.16, "2023-12": 0.26, "2024-03": 0.11, "2024-06": 0.17, "2024-09": 0.21, "2024-12": 0.33, "2025-03": 0.18, "2025-06": 0.19, "2025-09": 0.22, "2025-12": 0.4,

Revenue

Revenue of NWSA over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-03: 2335, 2021-06: 2492, 2021-09: 2502, 2021-12: 2717, 2022-03: 2492, 2022-06: 2674, 2022-09: 2478, 2022-12: 2521, 2023-03: 2447, 2023-06: 2433, 2023-09: 2499, 2023-12: 2135, 2024-03: 1994, 2024-06: 2577, 2024-09: 2096, 2024-12: 2238, 2025-03: 2009, 2025-06: 2109, 2025-09: 2144, 2025-12: 2590,

Description: NWSA News March 04, 2026

News Corp (NWSA) is a media and information services company. It creates and distributes content and services globally. Its business model includes digital real estate services, financial news and data, book publishing, and traditional news media.

The company operates in the Publishing GICS Sub-Industry. This sector focuses on content creation and dissemination. NWSAs portfolio includes established brands like The Wall Street Journal and HarperCollins. Digital real estate services, a growth area, leverage online platforms for property advertising and related services. This segment benefits from increasing online real estate transactions.

NWSA distributes content across multiple channels, including print, web, and mobile. Revenue streams derive from subscriptions, advertising, and service fees. Consider researching NWSAs segment-specific revenue trends on ValueRay for deeper insights.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.5

Net Income: 1.08b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.55 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 23.17% < 20% (prev 30.57%; Δ -7.40% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 1.08b > Net Income 1.08b
Net Debt (797.0m) to EBITDA (1.58b): 0.51 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.81 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (576.2m) vs 12m ago 1.07% < -2%
Gross Margin: 64.92% > 18% (prev 0.56%; Δ 6437 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 55.90% > 50% (prev 55.10%; Δ 0.80% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 39.56 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.58b / Interest Expense TTM 27.0m)

Altman Z'' 0.86

A: 0.13 (Total Current Assets 4.57b - Total Current Liabilities 2.52b) / Total Assets 15.51b
B: -0.03 (Retained Earnings -509.0m / Total Assets 15.51b)
C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 1.07b / Avg Total Assets 15.84b)
D: -0.33 (Book Value of Equity -2.02b / Total Liabilities 6.05b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 0.86 = B

Beneish M -2.92

DSRI: 1.15 (Receivables 1.89b/1.66b, Revenue 8.85b/8.90b)
GMI: 0.85 (GM 64.92% / 55.51%)
AQI: 1.19 (AQ_t 0.57 / AQ_t-1 0.48)
SGI: 0.99 (Revenue 8.85b / 8.90b)
TATA: -0.00 (NI 1.08b - CFO 1.08b) / TA 15.51b)
Beneish M-Score: -2.92 (Cap -4..+1) = A

What is the price of NWSA shares?

As of March 04, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 23.81 with a total of 4,149,057 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.72%, over one month by -4.80%, over three months by -6.85% and over the past year by -15.77%.

Is NWSA a buy, sell or hold?

News has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.30. Therefore, it is recommended to buy NWSA.
  • StrongBuy: 6
  • Buy: 2
  • Hold: 1
  • Sell: 1
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the NWSA price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 34.1 43%
Analysts Target Price 34.1 43%

NWSA Fundamental Data Overview February 28, 2026

P/E Trailing = 31.5844
P/E Forward = 36.1011
P/S = 1.6394
P/B = 1.8293
P/EG = 2.1244
Revenue TTM = 8.85b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.07b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.58b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.93b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 25.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.85b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 797.0m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 14.94b USD (14.14b + Debt 2.85b - CCE 2.05b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 39.56 (Ebit TTM 1.07b / Interest Expense TTM 27.0m)
EV/FCF = 22.91x (Enterprise Value 14.94b / FCF TTM 652.0m)
FCF Yield = 4.37% (FCF TTM 652.0m / Enterprise Value 14.94b)
FCF Margin = 7.37% (FCF TTM 652.0m / Revenue TTM 8.85b)
Net Margin = 12.19% (Net Income TTM 1.08b / Revenue TTM 8.85b)
Gross Margin = 64.92% ((Revenue TTM 8.85b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.10b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 50.58% (prev 56.11%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.96 (Enterprise Value 14.94b / Total Assets 15.51b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.33% (Interest Expense 38.0m / Debt 2.85b)
Taxrate = 32.76% (76.0m / 232.0m)
NOPAT = 718.1m (EBIT 1.07b * (1 - 32.76%))
Current Ratio = 1.81 (Total Current Assets 4.57b / Total Current Liabilities 2.52b)
Debt / Equity = 0.32 (Debt 2.85b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 8.79b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.51 (Net Debt 797.0m / EBITDA 1.58b)
Debt / FCF = 1.22 (Net Debt 797.0m / FCF TTM 652.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 8.62b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.81% (Net Income 1.08b / Total Assets 15.51b)
RoE = 12.52% (Net Income TTM 1.08b / Total Stockholder Equity 8.62b)
RoCE = 10.13% (EBIT 1.07b / Capital Employed (Equity 8.62b + L.T.Debt 1.93b))
RoIC = 6.82% (NOPAT 718.1m / Invested Capital 10.54b)
WACC = 7.52% (E(14.14b)/V(16.99b) * Re(8.86%) + D(2.85b)/V(16.99b) * Rd(1.33%) * (1-Tc(0.33)))
Discount Rate = 8.86% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 33.33 | Cagr: 0.19%
[DCF] Terminal Value 79.28% ; FCFF base≈698.8m ; Y1≈669.8m ; Y5≈651.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 32.28 (EV 12.72b - Net Debt 797.0m = Equity 11.93b / Shares 369.5m; r=7.52% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -5.50% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 40.43 | EPS CAGR: 27.68% | SUE: 1.23 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: -52.65 | Revenue CAGR: 1.03% | SUE: 0.48 | # QB: 0
EPS current Year (2026-06-30): EPS=1.06 | Chg7d=-0.001 | Chg30d=+0.023 | Revisions Net=+2 | Growth EPS=+19.2% | Growth Revenue=+4.2%
EPS next Year (2027-06-30): EPS=1.24 | Chg7d=+0.029 | Chg30d=+0.054 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+17.1% | Growth Revenue=+3.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +1.00 (2 Up / 0 Down within 30d for Current Year)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = 5.7% (Discount Rate 8.9% - Earnings Yield 3.2%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = -2.1% (Analyst 3.6% - Implied 5.7%)

Additional Sources for NWSA Stock

News: Wall Street Journal | Benzinga | Yahoo Finance
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