Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for News (NWSA)

News (NASDAQ: NWSA) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/4/2025 – News was upgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 2/2/2025 – News was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/31/2025 – News was upgraded by analysts at Seaport Res Ptn to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/25/2025 – News was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/22/2025 – News had its price target raised by analysts at Guggenheim from $40.00 to $43.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/17/2025 – News was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/10/2025 – News is now covered by analysts at Citigroup Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $36.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/26/2024 – News was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/23/2024 – News had its price target lowered by analysts at Loop Capital from $44.00 to $41.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/18/2024 – News was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/10/2024 – News was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/9/2024 – News had its price target raised by analysts at Loop Capital from $41.00 to $44.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

News Price Performance

Shares of News stock traded up $0.44 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $28.52. 3,315,255 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,496,104. News Co. has a 1 year low of $22.65 and a 1 year high of $30.03. The company has a market capitalization of $16.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.00 and a beta of 1.35. The business has a fifty day moving average of $28.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.55. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $2.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.56 billion. News had a net margin of 3.49% and a return on equity of 4.76%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.16 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that News Co. will post 0.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Seelaus Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of News by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Seelaus Asset Management LLC now owns 11,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $304,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its position in News by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 11,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $319,000 after buying an additional 422 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in News by 18.5% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 3,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,000 after buying an additional 521 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in News by 9.0% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $175,000 after buying an additional 543 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pathstone Holdings LLC lifted its position in News by 1.2% in the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 60,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,612,000 after buying an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.97% of the company’s stock.

News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates through six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other.