News Corp Class B
About: News Corporation is a diversified media conglomerate with significant presence in the us, the UK, and Australia. Key mastheads include The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, New York Post, The Times, The Sun, The Australian, Herald Sun, and The Daily Telegraph. Its 61%-owned REA Group is the dominant property listings business in Australia. In addition, it owns Harper Collins, one of the largest book publishers in the world, and has a sizable us digital property advertising business, Move. An agreement has been reached to sell Foxtel, the Australian pay-TV and streaming provider in which News Corp has a 65% shareholding. The sale to global sports streaming platform, DAZN, is struck at more than 7 times Foxtel's fiscal 2024 EBITDA, equating to enterprise value of AUD 3.4.
Employees: 23,900
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Funds holding %
of 7,398 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
39% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 31
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.37B [Q3] → $2.51B (+$145M) [Q4]
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 279 [Q3] → 290 (+11) [Q4]
0.96% less ownership
Funds ownership: 44.47% [Q3] → 43.51% (-0.96%) [Q4]
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 107
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q3] → 3 (-1) [Q4]
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $49K | Put options by funds: $301K
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for NWS.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about NWS published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day ago
Dow Jones Launches Premium News Product for Risk & Compliance Professionals
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dow Jones today announced the launch of Dow Jones Risk Journal, a premium news solution from its risk and compliance business providing personalized and actionable insights to enable leaders to manage risk and make informed business decisions. Dow Jones Risk Journal provides comprehensive news and intelligence from a dedicated newsroom of expert journalists who specialize in covering risk and compliance issues, as well as in-depth and nuanced analysis of regulations a.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 days ago
Bigger Down Payments Continue in Q4 2024 as Homeowners Use Pandemic Era Savings and Increased Home Equity
2024 Saw the Highest Down Payments in the Data's History, Both as a Dollar Amount and as a Share of Purchase Price, according to Realtor.com® AUSTIN, Texas , March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The typical down payment in the fourth quarter was $30,250, according to a new report from Realtor.com ®, ever-so-slightly below the third quarter's level but roughly $3,000 higher than one year prior. Last year saw the highest down payments in the data's history, both as a dollar amount and as a share of purchase price.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
David Kline to Depart as Chief Technology Officer of News Corp
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS; NWSLV) announced today that David Kline, the company's Chief Technology Officer, will resign from his role to accept a position outside the organization. He will remain with News Corp through June 30, 2025, and a search is beginning for his successor. Since joining News Corp in January 2020, Mr. Kline's leadership has been instrumental in advancing the organization's technology operations across enterprise systems, product offer.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Fewer Multifamily Permits Today Could Mean Costlier Rents Ahead
Rent jumps are expected in: New York, N.Y., Kansas City, Mo.
Negative
Reuters
2 weeks ago
News Corp sued by Brave Software, a Google search engine rival
News Corp has been sued by Google search engine rival Brave Software, which seeks to forestall a lawsuit by Rupert Murdoch's company for when readers are directed to copyrighted articles from the Wall Street Journal and New York Post.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Increased Price Reductions Could Give Buyers More Room to Negotiate This Spring
Newly listed homes increase 4.2% year over year, slightly slower than January's pace Homes actively for sale increase 27.5% compared with last year Impact of the recent turmoil within the Federal workforce is not yet apparent in housing data AUSTIN, Texas , Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sellers are increasingly adjusting to the current market conditions, as the share of homes with price reductions grew to 16.8%, up from 14.6% last February, according to the Realtor.com® February Monthly Housing Report. Sellers increased their activity this February, as newly listed homes rose 4.2% above last year's levels, marking the highest February activity since 2021.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
News Corp to Participate in the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News Corp announced today that Chief Executive Robert Thomson will participate in the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Monday, March 3, 2025. The session will begin at 6:20 PM EST (3:20 PM PST). To listen to the live webcast, please visit the News Corp website at https://investors.newscorp.com/calendar-events. A replay of the webcast is expected to be available at the same location for a period of time following the conference. About News C.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Renting is Still More Affordable than Buying in All but Two Major U.S. Metros
Average U.S. median asking rents reached $1,703, declining a moderate 0.2% year over year AUSTIN, Texas , Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Most metros have become more affordable for both buyers and renters in the past year; however, renting a median-priced unit is still more affordable for median wage earners than buying the median priced for-sale listing in all major U.S. metros except Detroit and Pittsburgh, according to the Realtor.com ® January Rent Report . Last January there were six markets where buying was less expensive than renting, which shows the impact of the consistent retreat of rental prices and the persistence of high mortgage rates.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
News Corporation: Deserves An Upgrade On Improving Bottom Line
News Corporation's Q2 2025 results exceeded expectations, with revenue rising 4.8% to $2.24 billion and earnings per share increasing to $0.40, driving stock gains. Key growth areas included the Dow Jones segment, Digital Real Estate Services, and Book Publishing, while the News Media segment saw a slight revenue decline. The sale of Foxtel Group to DAZN and partnerships with Microsoft and OpenAI highlight strategic moves to monetize assets and leverage content libraries.
Positive
New York Post
1 month ago
News Corp tops earnings expectations on strength at Dow Jones, real estate and book publishing units
News Corp — owner of The Post and The Wall Street Journal — reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday, driven by growth in its digital real estate, Dow Jones and book publishing divisions.
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