News (NWS) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

News (NASDAQ:NWS) will likely be posting its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, November 6th. Analysts expect News to post earnings of $0.16 per share and revenue of $2.1147 billion for the quarter. Individuals may visit the the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earningresults page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET.

News (NASDAQ:NWS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.01. News had a return on equity of 5.66% and a net margin of 13.21%.The firm had revenue of $2.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion. On average, analysts expect News to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

News Stock Down 2.9%

NASDAQ:NWS opened at $30.27 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $32.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $32.62. News has a 52 week low of $26.25 and a 52 week high of $35.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.55 and a beta of 1.17.

News Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 63.0%. News’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.62%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On News

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in News in the second quarter valued at $30,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of News by 226.3% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,000 after buying an additional 2,016 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of News during the second quarter worth about $178,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of News by 10.2% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after buying an additional 655 shares during the period. Finally, Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in shares of News by 40.4% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 9,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $287,000 after buying an additional 2,714 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 14.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of News in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised News from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

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.