Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts News’ Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:NWSA)

News Co. (NASDAQ:NWSA) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of News in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 15th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will earn $0.29 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.39. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for News’ current full-year earnings is $0.94 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for News’ FY2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS.

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by ($0.02). News had a net margin of 4.22% and a return on equity of 5.31%. The company had revenue of $2.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. The company’s revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis.

NWSA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of News in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. UBS Group raised News from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com raised News from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on News from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, News currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $39.20.

News Stock Performance

NASDAQ NWSA opened at $28.33 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $26.84 and a 200-day moving average of $27.89. The firm has a market cap of $16.04 billion, a PE ratio of 38.81 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. News has a 1-year low of $23.38 and a 1-year high of $30.69.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of News by 2,392.9% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,005 shares in the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in shares of News in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new position in shares of News in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of News in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in shares of 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 worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 1,571 shares in the last quarter. 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.