Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on News’ Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:NWSA)

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for News in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, November 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will earn $0.25 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for News’ current full-year earnings is $0.94 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for News’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.19 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.90 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on NWSA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective 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 restated a “neutral” rating and set a $32.70 target price on shares of News in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research lowered News from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of News in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $38.62.

News Trading Up 6.5%

NWSA stock opened at $26.72 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $28.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.50. News has a fifty-two week low of $23.38 and a fifty-two week high of $31.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a current ratio of 1.76. The firm has a market cap of $15.10 billion, a PE ratio of 12.91 and a beta of 1.15.

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.11 billion. News had a return on equity of 5.68% and a net margin of 13.80%.The company’s revenue was down 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.21 EPS.

Institutional Trading of News

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NWSA. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of News during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of News during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in News during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 1,571 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC increased its stake in News by 120.0% in the third quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 954 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.