Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic Outlook of News Q1 Earnings

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for News in a report released on Monday, September 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will earn $0.15 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.16. The consensus estimate for News’ current full-year earnings is $0.94 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for News’ FY2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.92 EPS.

NWSA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of News from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Macquarie reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $32.70 price objective on shares of News in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, News has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $38.62.

News Stock Performance

Shares of NWSA opened at $28.95 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.92 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $29.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $28.40. News has a 12 month low of $23.38 and a 12 month high of $31.61.

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19. The business had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion. News had a net margin of 13.21% and a return on equity of 5.66%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.17 earnings per share.

News Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a half year 25 dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 70.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 10th. News’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.62%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On News

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of News in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in shares of News in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of News in the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in News by 12,084.6% in the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 1,571 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in News in the 1st quarter valued at about $73,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.97% of the company’s stock.

About News

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.