News Corporation (NWSA)Communication Services | Entertainment | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
26.01 USD
+0.22
(0.853%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 25.84 -0.17 (-0.174%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:44 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:37 p.m. EDT
Despite positive news regarding stake increases and revenue growth, News Corporation (NWSA) presents a contradictory picture for active investors. The company is flashing a long-term value trap signal with -10% earnings growth and a 33x P/E ratio that barely exceeds its forward multiple, compounded by high enterprise-to-EBITDA (13.5x). While the stock recently broke out of its 200-day bearish consolidation, the heavy put volume at lower strikes and deteriorating fundamentals make it a 2-star sluggish hold rather than a momentum play. The options market's 59% put skew for July expiry combined with negative analyst momentum signals a difficult path to the $34 consensus target before fundamental recovery can drive a revaluation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.090322 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.090886 |
| AutoETS | 0.090949 |
| AutoTheta | 0.092422 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 79% |
| H-stat | 0.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.294 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.63 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-10 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-10 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 30.892 |
| Revenue per Share | 15.272 |
| Market Cap | 14,987,316,224 |
| Trailing P/E | 33.78 |
| Forward P/E | 20.77 |
| Beta | 0.92 |
| Profit Margins | 13.35% |
| Website | https://newscorp.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:37 p.m. EDT: Short-term options market shows bearish positioning for the immediate 0.5-month horizon, supported by open interest in puts with strikes at -13.5% (22.5 strike). However, medium-term (July 2026) flow suggests a weak hands philosophy with massive put volume (103 contracts) and old flow at lower strikes, while call volume remains relatively thin. Long-dated (Jan 2027) calls show significant old open interest at the 30.0 strike, indicating speculative upside targets for the distant future, but the current IV skew remains higher on the downside, creating a 'short-term drag' narrative.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.41% | 0.76% | 0.80% | 0.92% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | 0.1 | 0.412541 |
| 2025-09-10 | 0.1 | 0.349037 |
| 2025-03-12 | 0.1 | 0.376393 |
| 2024-09-11 | 0.1 | 0.389733 |
| 2024-03-12 | 0.1 | 0.385570 |
| 2023-09-12 | 0.1 | 0.489459 |
| 2023-03-14 | 0.1 | 0.643571 |
| 2022-09-13 | 0.1 | 0.612316 |
| 2022-03-15 | 0.1 | 0.491191 |
| 2021-09-14 | 0.1 | 0.473124 |
| 2021-03-16 | 0.1 | 0.395063 |
| 2020-09-15 | 0.1 | 0.685476 |
| 2020-03-10 | 0.1 | 0.978753 |
| 2019-09-10 | 0.1 | 0.735756 |
| 2019-03-12 | 0.1 | 0.835325 |
| 2018-09-11 | 0.1 | 0.864622 |
| 2018-03-13 | 0.1 | 0.667088 |
| 2017-09-12 | 0.1 | 0.828554 |
| 2017-03-13 | 0.1 | 0.901434 |
| 2016-09-12 | 0.1 | 0.802859 |
| 2016-03-07 | 0.1 | 0.994156 |
| 2015-09-14 | 0.1 | 0.885797 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.026035547 |
| Address1 | 1,211 Avenue of the Americas |
| All Time High | 31.61 |
| All Time Low | 7.9 |
| Ask | 26.21 |
| Ask Size | 30 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,034,480 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,475,406 |
| Average Volume | 4,475,406 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,034,480 |
| Beta | 0.924 |
| Bid | 25.82 |
| Bid Size | 30 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 15.767 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 26.01 |
| Current Ratio | 1.813 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 26.21 |
| Day Low | 25.59 |
| Debt To Equity | 30.892 |
| Dividend Date | 1,775,606,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.2 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.77 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,328,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,328,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.099 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.102 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,325,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Ebitda | 1,187,000,064 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.13764 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 13.465 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.853 |
| Enterprise Value | 15,982,383,104 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.06685 |
| Eps Forward | 1.25212 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.77 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,773,187,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 24.0898 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.9202003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.079710096 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 2.6035547 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 31.61 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.6000004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.17715913 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 22.2 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.8099995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.17162159 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 22.2 - 31.61 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,371,648,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.88 |
| Float Shares | 553,667,496 |
| Forward Eps | 1.25212 |
| Forward P E | 20.77277 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,718,375,040 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 22,300 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.56667 |
| Gross Profits | 4,887,000,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00068999996 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.09682 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 576,213,640 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,773,187,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.1 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Long Business Summary | News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses. It operates through five segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts under the MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones Energy brands. It also owns and operates Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other websites. In addition, the company publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children's, and religious books; and operates Storyful, a social media content agency, as well as sports radio network and news channels. Further, it offers property and property-related advertising and services on its websites and mobile applications; digital real estate services; and financial services. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australasia, and internationally. News Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | News Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 14,987,316,224 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_212741644 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 439,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 14,995,532,456 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 25.82 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,076,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.17062001 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.2597 |
| Peg Ratio | 3.07 |
| Phone | 212 416 3400 |
| Post Market Change | -0.17360115 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.66744 |
| Post Market Price | 25.8364 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,465,888 |
| Previous Close | 25.79 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 24.380186 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.649648 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.7378614 |
| Profit Margins | 0.13346 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.577 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.75 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.219999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.853041 |
| Regular Market Day High | 26.21 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 25.59 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 25.59 - 26.21 |
| Regular Market Open | 25.82 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 25.79 |
| Regular Market Price | 26.01 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,643,001 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03943 |
| Return On Equity | 0.06329 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.055 |
| Revenue Per Share | 15.272 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 365,763,112 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.021300001 |
| Shares Short | 11,697,467 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 12,715,523 |
| Short Name | News Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0319 |
| Short Ratio | 2.29 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | NWSA |
| Target High Price | 41.0 |
| Target Low Price | 27.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 33.925 |
| Target Median Price | 33.7 |
| Total Cash | 2,056,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.702 |
| Total Debt | 2,923,000,064 |
| Total Revenue | 8,624,000,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.2 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.007754944 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.77 |
| Trailing P E | 33.77922 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 26.78775 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.77775 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.029033793 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,643,001 |
| Website | https://newscorp.com |
| Zip | 10,036 |