Analysts Set Expectations for News’ Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:NWS)

News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for News in a research note issued to investors on Friday, November 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for News’ current full-year earnings is $1.03 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for News’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.22 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, FY2028 earnings at $1.03 EPS, FY2029 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2030 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

News (NASDAQ:NWS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $2.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.11 billion. News had a return on equity of 5.68% and a net margin of 13.80%.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on NWS. Zacks Research raised shares of News from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of News in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, News presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

News Stock Performance

Shares of NWS opened at $30.29 on Monday. News has a 1 year low of $26.25 and a 1 year high of $35.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.11 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 1.15. 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.62.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of News in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. NorthRock Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of News during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of News by 75.3% during the first quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 964 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 414 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of News in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of News by 97.0% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 580 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 14.63% of the company’s stock.

News Company Profile

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.