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News Corp is listed on the NASDAQ in the Communication Services sector while operating in the Entertainment industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $26.51 and fluctuated between $26.54 as its day high and $26.10 as its day low. The current market capitalization of News Corp is $15.04B. A total of 2.02 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.71M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, NWSA has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 56 BUYs and 71 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 1,374,931 shares during that period but sold 1,691,427.
In the most recent transaction, PANUCCIO SUSAN sold 10,758 shares of NWSA for 21.38 per share on Aug 16. After the transaction, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 154,287 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 15, PANUCCIO SUSAN sold 184,212 shares at 20.97 per share. NWSA shares that Chief Financial Officer owns now total 165,045.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Pitofsky David B disposed of 58,000 shares on Aug 15 at a per-share price of $20.98. This resulted in the General Counsel holding 83,291 shares of NWSA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, DeGrazio Marygrace sold 9,754 shares at $21.08 per share on Aug 15. Company shares held by the Chief Accounting Officer now total 21,722.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. News Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.75%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 66.81. NWSA’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/12/2024 when it declared a $0.10 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/11/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 9/12/2023. The NWSA stock dividend was $0.10 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for NWSA in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $30.74 with high estimates of $36.00 and low estimates of $28.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NWSA has a high of $28.00 and a low of $15.57.
As of this writing, NWSA has an earnings estimate of $0.11 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 3 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.13 per share and a lower estimate of $0.08. The company reported an EPS of $0.16 in the last quarter, which was 60.00% higher than expectations of $0.1.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. NWSA’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.82B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $4.16B in debt and $3.52B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $14.32, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.14B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for NWSA is Buy with a score of 5.00.
