Analyzing FOX (FOXA) & Its Peers

FOX (NASDAQ:FOXA) is one of 257 publicly-traded companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare FOX to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares FOX and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
FOX	$17.13 billion	$1.69 billion	13.95
FOX Competitors	$3.28 billion	$35.12 million	-1.78

FOX has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. FOX is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares FOX and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FOX	11.30%	23.96%	12.52%
FOX Competitors	-19.17%	-48.95%	-4.95%

Risk & Volatility

FOX has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FOX’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.5% of FOX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of FOX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

FOX pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. FOX pays out 12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Media” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.3% and pay out 135.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. FOX has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for FOX and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FOX	0	11	13	2	2.65
FOX Competitors	2340	6935	10781	490	2.46

FOX presently has a consensus target price of $79.16, indicating a potential upside of 20.50%. As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 30.78%. Given FOX’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FOX has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

FOX beats its competitors on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

About FOX

Fox Corporation is a media company focused primarily on news, sports and entertainment for audiences in the United States. Its businesses include Fox News Media, Fox Sports and Fox Entertainment, which produce and distribute television programming, news coverage, live sports and entertainment content. The company also operates the Fox broadcast network and local television stations, and offers streaming services including Tubi, an ad-supported streaming platform, and Fox Nation, a subscription service.