USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY)Communication Services | Publishing | Pittsford, United States | NYSE
7.31 USD
-0.02
(-0.273%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 7.51 +0.20 (2.736%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:47 a.m. EDT
TDAY presents a classic 'high-beta flip-side' opportunity post-rebranding. The company trades at a premium to its book value (6.88x P/B) despite negative revenue growth (-5.8%) and a massive, dilutive debt load (733 ROE and 47x Forward PE), making it a poor long-term hold. However, the timing plays in its favor: it recently navigated a corporate restructuring (name change from Gannett) into a potential earnings springboard. Short-term momentum is slightly bullish as price pressure from recent lows has been tested and rejected, hovering above critical 50-day averaging lines. Institutional caution is visible, but retail money is positioning for a rebound given the stock has already cleared its one-year low. The strategy here is a momentum play on the post-merger integration stabilization, but investors must remain wary of the inherent volatility and fundamental decay risks. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.064005 |
| MSTL | 0.078180 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.078237 |
| AutoETS | 0.078237 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 51.93 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.218 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.10 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2019-10-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2019-10-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 733.51 |
| Revenue per Share | 15.867 |
| Market Cap | 1,075,364,992 |
| Trailing P/E | 731.00 |
| Forward P/E | 47.16 |
| Beta | 1.44 |
| Profit Margins | 0.08% |
| Previous Name | Gannett Co., Inc. |
| Website | https://www.usatodayco.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:47 a.m. EDT: Options flow reveals significant speculative positioning for volatility rather than clear directional conviction. Call volume is heavily concentrated in ATM/ITM strikes for near-term (Apr 17, May 15) with high volume but zero Open Interest, suggesting active trading or aggressive new positions rather than established hedging. Notably, June and July Call data shows massive positioning at lower strikes (4.0 and 5.0), attracting speculative 'buy low' sentiment despite being deep OTM relative to the current price of 7.31. Conversely, Put writing is dominant (high OI) at lower strikes (4.0, 5.0) for June expiration, indicating market makers are selling downside protection against a crash, but Call writers are not taking the opposing risk. Implied Volatility is extremely low and data-incomplete (0.0) for most strikes, which is an anomaly and suggests low liquidity or data sytem issues, preventing a standard IV ranking analysis.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-31 | 0.38 | 4.313280 |
| 2019-08-19 | 0.38 | 4.665631 |
| 2019-05-10 | 0.38 | 4.155533 |
| 2019-03-08 | 0.38 | 3.553687 |
| 2018-11-08 | 0.38 | 3.134763 |
| 2018-08-10 | 0.37 | 2.836701 |
| 2018-05-11 | 0.37 | 2.761628 |
| 2018-03-13 | 0.37 | 2.716685 |
| 2017-11-07 | 0.37 | 3.099064 |
| 2017-08-07 | 0.35 | 3.479979 |
| 2017-05-08 | 0.35 | 3.557993 |
| 2017-03-06 | 0.35 | 3.286158 |
| 2016-11-07 | 0.35 | 3.294561 |
| 2016-08-08 | 0.33 | 2.830561 |
| 2016-05-09 | 0.33 | 3.052572 |
| 2016-03-07 | 0.33 | 3.088131 |
| 2015-11-09 | 0.33 | 2.961547 |
| 2015-08-10 | 0.33 | 3.333538 |
| 2015-05-11 | 0.33 | 2.370236 |
| 2015-03-09 | 0.30 | 1.997790 |
| 2014-11-07 | 0.27 | 2.390378 |
| 2014-08-08 | 0.27 | 3.078222 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.1066282 |
| Address1 | 175 Sully's Trail |
| Address2 | Suite 203 |
| All Time High | 25.77 |
| All Time Low | 0.63 |
| Ask | 7.51 |
| Ask Size | 5,800 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,828,470 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,806,460 |
| Average Volume | 1,806,460 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,828,470 |
| Beta | 1.436 |
| Bid | 5.64 |
| Bid Size | 7,400 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 1.062 |
| City | Pittsford |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 7.31 |
| Current Ratio | 0.752 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 7.38 |
| Day Low | 7.2403 |
| Debt To Equity | 733.51 |
| Display Name | USA TODAY |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,552,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,552,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,552,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,552,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,552,200 |
| Ebitda | 272,264,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.11826 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.752 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.917 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,110,652,672 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.1 |
| Eps Forward | 0.155 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.01 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,572,480,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.4852 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.8248 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.12718189 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 110.66282 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.45 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.13999987 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.018791929 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.96 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.35 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.4695946 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.96 - 7.45 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,391,524,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 18.87 |
| Float Shares | 100,650,481 |
| Forward Eps | 0.155 |
| Forward P E | 47.16129 |
| Free Cashflow | 133,346,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 9,500 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.38721 |
| Gross Profits | 891,438,016 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.05027 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94835 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 147,108,750 |
| Industry | Publishing |
| Industry Disp | Publishing |
| Industry Key | publishing |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,572,480,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.38 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | USA TODAY Co., Inc. operates as a media and digital marketing solutions company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Domestic Gannett Media, Newsquest, and Digital Marketing Solutions. The company's print offerings include home delivery on a subscription basis; single copy; and non-daily publications, such as shoppers and niche publications. It also provides digital-only subscription, including local media brands, USA TODAY NETWORK community events platform, magazines, sports, and games; and E-newspapers; and digital advertising and marketing services. In addition, the company offers digital news and media brands; daily and weekly newspapers; digital advertising and marketing products and solutions under the LocaliQ brand; cloud-based platform that offers a suite of products and solutions for marketing automation, AI-driven advertising optimization, and customizable reporting; commercial printing and distribution arrangements services; and prints commercial materials, including flyers, business cards, and invitations. USA TODAY Co., Inc. was formerly known as Gannett Co., Inc. and changed its name to USA TODAY Co., Inc. in October 2025. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Pittsford, New York. |
| Long Name | USA TODAY Co., Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,075,364,992 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_30795 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-19 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,749,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,075,355,474 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 7.34 |
| Operating Cashflow | 114,389,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.12222 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.94 |
| Phone | 703 854 6000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.20000029 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 2.735982 |
| Post Market Price | 7.51 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,322 |
| Prev Name | Gannett Co., Inc. |
| Previous Close | 7.33 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 73.1 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.883239 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.46709794 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00075999997 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.606 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.272851 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.38 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 7.2403 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 7.2403 - 7.38 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.34 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 7.33 |
| Regular Market Price | 7.31 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,464,363 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03434 |
| Return On Equity | 0.011419999 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.058 |
| Revenue Per Share | 15.867 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 147,107,452 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1287 |
| Shares Short | 18,932,422 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 19,981,654 |
| Short Name | USA TODAY Co., Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.13430001 |
| Short Ratio | 8.89 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | TDAY |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 4.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 8.20833 |
| Target Median Price | 9.0 |
| Total Cash | 90,213,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.618 |
| Total Debt | 1,134,093,952 |
| Total Revenue | 2,302,225,920 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.01 |
| Trailing P E | 731.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.0642 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.2458 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.44346592 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,464,363 |
| Website | https://www.usatodayco.com |
| Zip | 14,534-4560 |