After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
NWS belongs to the Communication Services sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Entertainment industry. The current market capitalization of News Corp is $15.27B. A total of 1.28 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.16M shares.
In the most recent transaction, MFT SH Family Trust sold 38,335,059 shares of NWS for 33.25 per share on Sep 10 ’25. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 15 ’25, DeGrazio Marygrace sold 10,582 shares at 29.94 per share. NWS shares that Chief Accounting Officer owns now total 21,722.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Allen Ruth disposed of 19,968 shares on Aug 15 ’25 at a per-share price of $29.44. This resulted in the Chief Human Resources Officer holding 0 shares of NWS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Pitofsky David B sold 43,635 shares at $29.73 per share on Aug 15 ’25. Company shares held by the General Counsel now total 83,291.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. News Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.68%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.76.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NWS has a high of $35.58 and a low of $26.25.
As of this writing, NWS has an earnings estimate of $0.33 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 3.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.38 per share and a lower estimate of $0.25. The company reported an EPS of $0.33 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. NWS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.82B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $4.16B in debt and $3.52B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $15.44, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.14B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for NWS is Buy with a score of 4.50.
