After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Entertainment industry segment, falling under the Communication Services sector. The current market capitalization of News Corp is $15.66B. A total of 1.15 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 908.60K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Kline David R sold 10,000 shares of NWS for 26.96 per share on Sep 05 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Technology Officer now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 05 ’24, Kline David R bought 10,000 shares at 26.96 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Kline David R disposed of 13,704 shares on Aug 15 ’24 at a per-share price of $27.42. This resulted in the Chief Technology Officer holding 10,000 shares of NWS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Allen Ruth sold 7,151 shares at $27.44 per share on Aug 15 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Human Resources Officer now total 0.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. News Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.66%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 41.66. NWS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.6% when it declared a $0.10 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/12/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/11/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.7%. The NWS stock dividend was $0.10 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NWS has a high of $35.25 and a low of $23.99.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. NWS’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 $14.35, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.14B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 NWS is Buy with a score of 5.00.
