The New York Times Company $NYT Holdings Raised by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG increased its holdings in The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) by 328.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 525,124 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 402,660 shares during the period. UBS Group AG’s holdings in New York Times were worth $36,454,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in New York Times by 19.6% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 9,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after acquiring an additional 1,609 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC lifted its stake in New York Times by 7,378.5% in the 4th quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 24,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,687,000 after acquiring an additional 23,980 shares in the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC lifted its stake in New York Times by 15.1% in the 4th quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 1,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares in the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in New York Times by 62.4% in the 4th quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 7,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $561,000 after acquiring an additional 2,980 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in New York Times by 40.6% in the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after acquiring an additional 1,845 shares in the last quarter. 95.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on NYT shares. Argus raised New York Times to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $92.00 price target on shares of New York Times in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of New York Times in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Barclays raised their price target on New York Times from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $95.00 price target on shares of New York Times in a research note on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $80.78.

Trending Headlines about New York Times

Here are the key news stories impacting New York Times this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded New York Times Company (NYT) to a Buy, citing improving earnings prospects and signaling more optimism about near-term performance. New York Times (NYT) Upgraded to Buy: Here’s Why
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s Q1 2026 results beat expectations, with revenue up 12% year over year, digital ad growth of 31.6%, and 310,000 net digital-only subscriber additions, reinforcing the strength of its digital growth story. The New York Times Q1 Earnings Beat on Digital Ads, Subscriber Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Guggenheim raised its price target on NYT to $70 from $63, but kept a neutral rating, suggesting the shares may already reflect much of the recent good news. Benzinga report on Guggenheim price target increase
• Neutral Sentiment: Several recent New York Times articles focused on politics, war, tariffs, and public policy; these are part of the newsroom’s normal coverage and do not directly change NYT’s fundamentals. The New York Times

New York Times Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NYT opened at $79.42 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $12.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $72.15. The New York Times Company has a 52 week low of $51.03 and a 52 week high of $87.10.

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $712.24 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $699.93 million. New York Times had a return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 13.18%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.41 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that The New York Times Company will post 2.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at New York Times

In other New York Times news, CAO R Anthony Benten sold 1,913 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.57, for a total value of $140,739.41. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 37,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,778,886.04. This trade represents a 4.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Arthur G. Sulzberger sold 13,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.95, for a total value of $1,039,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 172,338 shares in the company, valued at $13,778,423.10. This trade represents a 7.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 27,913 shares of company stock valued at $2,214,369 in the last 90 days. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About New York Times

The New York Times Company is a publicly traded media organization best known for publishing The New York Times newspaper and operating the NYTimes.com digital platform. The company produces daily print and digital journalism covering national and international news, opinion pieces, feature stories, and multimedia content. Alongside its flagship newspaper, the firm offers a range of subscription-based services, including Times Cooking, NYT Games, podcasts and newsletters, designed to engage a broad audience of readers and advertisers.

Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, The New York Times has built a reputation for in-depth reporting and investigative journalism.