NWSACommunication Services · EntertainmentThe 8 Wall Street analysts covering News Corp. hold a median 12-month price target of $37 — +24.0% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 83 of 100 as at 12 Sept 2026 — inside the top quartile. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.
Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores News Corp. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.
Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested
Issuance (87): The share count has been shrinking and the company is not leaning on new borrowing.
Momentum (45): The shares have been drifting down relative to others.
Size (11): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.
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The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on NWSA, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +24.0% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 2 moved their price target up and 1 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | $36 → $38 |
| 13 May 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | $39 → $38 |
| 13 May 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 11 May 2026 | Macquarie | Upgrade | Outperform | $27 → $29 |
| 11 May 2026 | Macquarie | Upgrade | Outperform | — |
| 9 Feb 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 25 Nov 2025 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Guggenheim | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 20 Aug 2025 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 6 Aug 2025 | Macquarie | Downgrade | Neutral | — |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 4 Feb 2025 | UBS | Upgrade | Buy | — |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Guggenheim | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Citigroup | Initiates | Buy | — |
| 23 Dec 2024 | Loop Capital | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Loop Capital | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Guggenheim | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 10 Sept 2024 | Loop Capital | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 15 Aug 2024 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 8 Feb 2024 | Macquarie | Upgrade | Outperform | — |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.
Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. NWSA appears on the weeks it earns a place.
Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.
Over the twelve months to 11 Sept 2026, News Corp. returned +0.5% against +17.5% for the S&P 500, dividends included.
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Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
Cheaper than 27% of US stocks
Cheaper than 56% of US stocks
Cheaper than 47% of US stocks
Cheaper than 27% of US stocks
Higher than 54% of US stocks
Higher than 5% of US stocks
Higher than 68% of US stocks
Higher than 63% of US stocks
Higher than 59% of US stocks
Higher than 74% of US stocks
Higher than 14% of US dividend payers
Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.
News Corp. has a market value of $15.8B and an enterprise value of $17.5B.
Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $9.0B. The latest quarter grew 10.8% year on year.
Net income over the same four quarters: $743.0M, a 8.2% net margin.
Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $1.03.
Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $811.0M, after $426.0M of capital spending.
News Corp. spent $641.0M on share buybacks and $204.0M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.
Trailing P/E: 28.6×; forward P/E: 19.5× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.
Forward dividend yield: 0.68%, paying out 19% of earnings.
News Corp. employs 21,700 people — $416K of revenue per employee.
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News Corporation presented at Citi's 2026 Global TMT Conference, and a transcript of its presentation was published on Seeking Alpha. The item marks the company's participation in the industry conference forum.
Why it matters — A NWSA watcher would value the transcript as a record of the company's conference remarks and engagement with the broader media and technology sector.
News Corp announced that Chief Financial Officer Lavanya Chandrashekar will participate in the Citi 2026 Global TMT Conference on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The session begins at 10:50 AM EDT, and a live webcast will be available on the News Corp investor website, with a replay expected afterward.
Why it matters — NWSA watchers may be interested in the CFO's scheduled participation and live webcast, which offers an opportunity to hear directly from management about the company's outlook.
Court documents and video show Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan are contemplating a recombination of Fox Corp and News Corp, which would unite a TV company with a widespread news operation and cement family control over the combined business.
Why it matters — A potential re-merger would reshape News Corp's corporate structure, ownership, and governance under the Murdoch family, making it a significant development for NWSA shareholders to watch.
A new Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped US housing market: online search traffic for homes priced below $370,000 fell 11.4 percentage points since 2021 to 42.8% in 2026, nearly matching that segment's 42.2% share of listings. The apparent balance reflects price-sensitive shoppers being priced out and halting their searches, while financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged.
Why it matters — As Realtor.com is part of News Corp's digital real-estate operations, weakening interest among price-sensitive home shoppers points to softer demand in a key segment of that business.
New York Post Media Group, in collaboration with Google Cloud, launched Hamilton, a free personalized news experience built on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. The feature, rolling out across The New York Post and The California Post apps, adds conversational search, personalized news digests, tailored recommendations, and intelligent notifications to its reader experience.
Why it matters — The launch signals News Corp.'s integration of advanced AI into its news products, which could affect reader engagement and the digital experience across its publications.
The 8 Wall Street analysts covering News Corp. have a median 12-month price target of $37, with estimates ranging from $30 to $43. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Of the 8 analysts covering News Corp., 7 rate it a Buy, 1 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks News Corp. 83 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 12 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 12 Sept 2026, News Corp. ranks 83 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Issuance (87 of 100).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 8 analysts implies +24.0% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks News Corp. 83 out of 100 as at 12 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
No analyst covering News Corp. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for NWSA are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $30 to $43 over the next 12 months.
News Corp. returned +0.5% over the 12 months to 11 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
News Corp. Class A Common Stock is the equity security representing one class of News Corp, a diversified media and information services company.
The most recent item we track (Seeking Alpha, 8 Sept 2026): "News Corporation (NWSA) Presents at Citi's 2026 Global TMT Conference Transcript". News Corporation presented at Citi's 2026 Global TMT Conference, and a transcript of its presentation was published on Seeking Alpha. The item marks the company's participation in the industry conference forum.
News Corp. Class A Common Stock is the equity security representing one class of News Corp, a diversified media and information services company. News Corp operates businesses across digital real estate services, news and information, book publishing, and news media, serving consumers, advertisers, and business customers with content, data, and related services. The company’s portfolio includes well-known media and publishing operations that distribute authoritative journalism, market information, and books across print and digital channels. News Corp also participates in advertising, subscriptions, and licensing activities, making it a broad-based provider of media content and information products in global markets. As a Class A common stock, the asset reflects ownership in News Corp’s public equity structure and is part of the company’s capital base used to support its ongoing operations.
CEO Mr. Robert J. Thomson · 21,700 employees · United States · https://newscorp.com
