In the past week, NWSA stock has gone down by -0.40%, with a monthly decline of -5.57% and a quarterly surge of 6.85%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.27%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.77% for News Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.44% for NWSA’s stock, with a 1.74% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) Right Now?
News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 44.27x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for NWSA is at 1.36. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NWSA is 378.57M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.29% of that float. The average trading volume for NWSA on January 14, 2025 was 2.41M shares.
NWSA) stock’s latest price update
News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA)’s stock price has plunge by 1.70relation to previous closing price of 26.98. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -0.40% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. https://thefly.com reported 2025-01-09 that Citi analyst Jason Bazinet initiated coverage of News Corp. with a Buy rating and $36 price target. Over the next 24 months, the firm expects management to increase the ownership of REA from 61% to 80% and spin-off REA to News Corp’s shareholders. Collectively, these levers could unlock $22 of share value, the analyst tells investors in a research note. At prevailing share levels, Citi sees $2 of downside and $22 of upside, a favorable risk/reward.
Analysts’ Opinion of NWSA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NWSA stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for NWSA by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NWSA in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $36 based on the research report published on January 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to NWSA, setting the target price at $27.50 in the report published on August 16th of the previous year.
NWSA Trading at -3.71% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NWSA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.77%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.27%, as shares sank -5.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.40% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NWSA fell by -0.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +5.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $27.84. In addition, News Corp saw -0.36% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NWSA starting from Kline David R, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $26.96 back on Sep 05 ’24. After this action, Kline David R now owns 0 shares of News Corp, valued at $269,626 using the latest closing price.
Kline David R, the Officer of News Corp, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $26.96 during a trade that took place back on Sep 05 ’24, which means that Kline David R is holding shares at $269,626 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NWSA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for News Corp stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 4.40, with 2.13 for asset returns.
Based on News Corp (NWSA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.35. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.76.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.38 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.99for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.6. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.38.
Conclusion
In conclusion, News Corp (NWSA) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
