News (NASDAQ:NWS) Sets New 12-Month Low – Should You Sell?

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $25.82 and last traded at $26.3510, with a volume of 182494 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $27.39.

Key News News

Here are the key news stories impacting News this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q2 results beat expectations: News reported $0.40 EPS vs. $0.25 consensus and revenue of $2.31B (vs. $2.30B), with growth at Dow Jones and real-estate businesses highlighting operating momentum. Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: $1.0 billion share repurchase announced and being progressed, with buybacks focused on Nasdaq-listed stock — a direct capital-return program that should support NASDAQ-listed NWS shares. TipRanks: $1B Buyback
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend declared: Board approved a US$0.10 per share dividend for holders of record March 11, payable April 8 — a modest cash return that complements the buyback. TipRanks: Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Management is hosting a Dow Jones investor briefing on March 16 to outline the business transformation and outlook — could provide useful forward guidance but outcome unknown. BusinessWire: Investor Briefing
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcript available for detail on results and management commentary (useful for parsing guidance and margin drivers). Seeking Alpha: Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: The $1B repurchase program explicitly excludes ASX CDIs — limiting the buyback’s reach for Australian-listed holders and creating structural uncertainty about which share classes benefit most. TipRanks: Repurchase Excludes ASX CDIs
• Negative Sentiment: Technical and valuation pressure: shares remain below the 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages after a prior downtrend, which can amplify selling even when fundamentals improve. No external link

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on NWS. Weiss Ratings cut shares of News from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Zacks Research raised shares of News to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

News Trading Down 6.4%

The business has a 50 day moving average of $29.81 and a 200-day moving average of $31.18. The stock has a market cap of $14.40 billion, a PE ratio of 12.64 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

News (NASDAQ:NWS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.30 billion. News had a return on equity of 5.97% and a net margin of 13.35%. On average, analysts anticipate that News Corporation will post 1.03 EPS for the current year.

News Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 73.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. News’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.66%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On News

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NWS. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in News by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,163,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,141,000 after acquiring an additional 1,344,287 shares during the period. L1 Capital Pty Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of News during the third quarter worth $117,040,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of News by 0.4% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,960,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,733,000 after purchasing an additional 7,675 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in News by 1.5% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,544,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,348,000 after purchasing an additional 22,587 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its position in News by 100.5% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,047,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,192,000 after buying an additional 525,119 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 14.63% of the company’s stock.

News Company Profile

News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS) is a global media and information services company engaged in news and digital real estate, book publishing and other media businesses. The company’s operations include print and digital newsbrands, business and financial information services, consumer platforms for property listings, and a major book publishing arm. Through its subsidiaries and brands, News Corp produces news content, market and financial reporting, online real-estate marketplaces and trade and consumer publishing products.

Key areas of activity include news and information, where the company publishes national and regional newspapers and operates business information services; book publishing through a well-known global publisher; and property-related digital businesses that operate online marketplaces for real estate listings.