NYTCommunication Services · PublishingThe 10 Wall Street analysts covering The New York Times Co. hold a median 12-month price target of $76 — +12.1% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 89 of 100 as at 15 Oct 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 The New York Times Co. 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
Volatility (99): The share price has been relatively steady.
Value (52): The shares cost a lot relative to the profits and assets behind them.
Size (14): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.
Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.
The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on NYT, 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.
Data provided by Twelve Data
The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +12.1% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 1 moved their price target up and 4 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $90 → $75 |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Guggenheim | Upgrade | Buy | — |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Guggenheim | Upgrade | Buy | $70 → $82 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $66 → $63 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | $92 → $85 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 24 June 2026 | B of A Securities | Maintains | Neutral | $87 → $80 |
| 24 June 2026 | B of A Securities | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 29 May 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 7 May 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
| 7 May 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 7 May 2026 | Guggenheim | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 22 Apr 2026 | B of A Securities | Initiates | Neutral | — |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 5 Feb 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
| 23 Dec 2025 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
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. NYT 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 16 Oct 2026, The New York Times Co. returned +23.3% against +16.8% for the S&P 500, dividends included.
Download this chart as an image — free to reuse; link this page as the source.
Data provided by Twelve Data
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 32% of US stocks
Cheaper than 18% of US stocks
Cheaper than 17% of US stocks
Higher than 56% of US stocks
Higher than 50% of US stocks
Higher than 64% of US stocks
Higher than 75% of US stocks
Higher than 75% of US stocks
Higher than 81% of US stocks
Higher than 93% of US stocks
Higher than 74% 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.
The New York Times Co. has a market value of $10.9B and an enterprise value of $10.3B.
Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $3.0B. The latest quarter grew 11.3% year on year.
Net income over the same four quarters: $392.8M, a 13.2% net margin.
Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $2.40.
Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $623.0M, after $35.2M of capital spending.
The New York Times Co. spent $174.6M on share buybacks and $126.3M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.
Trailing P/E: 28.2×; forward P/E: 21.7× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.
Forward dividend yield: 1.36%, paying out 32% of earnings.
The New York Times Co. employs 6,000 people — $496K of revenue per employee.
Data provided by Twelve Data
The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.
| Company | Market cap | TKN rank |
|---|---|---|
| NYTThe New York Times Co. | $10.9B | 89 |
| WLYJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. | $2.7B | 73 |
| TDAYUSA TODAY Co., Inc. | $1.1B | 81 |
| SCHLScholastic Corp. | $729.0M | 76 |
| SNAPSnap, Inc.* | $10.7B | 77 |
| GSATGlobalstar, Inc.* | $10.5B | 49 |
| MTCHMatch Group, Inc.* | $10.4B | 98 |
* Nearest Communication Services names by size — few publishing companies of this scale trade in the US universe.
Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.
The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own The New York Times Co. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →
Wirecutter, The New York Times’ product review site, gave top ratings to two CyberPower UPS systems for home use during power outages.
Why it matters — The item concerns recognition by a NYT-owned product review brand, which may interest watchers of the company’s media and consumer-review businesses.
The New York Times Company said it will post its third-quarter 2026 financial results on its investor relations website at approximately 7:00 a.m. ET on November 4, 2026. It will also issue an advisory newswire release announcing that the results are available.
Why it matters — The announcement gives NYT watchers the date, time, and location for the company's upcoming quarterly results.
A MarketWatch headline says “Trump accounts” could require MAGA children to own New York Times stock. The excerpt characterizes the proposal as likely to create problems.
Why it matters — The item directly concerns potential ownership of NYT stock through the accounts and frames the prospect as problematic.
A Motley Fool headline identifies three Berkshire Hathaway holdings trading at least 15% below their highs. The excerpt notes that The New York Times Company is bucking the struggling newspaper-industry trend.
Why it matters — The excerpt presents NYT as an exception to broader newspaper-industry weakness, a point relevant to company watchers.
Seeking Alpha published its weekly roundup of dividend activity, highlighting Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers that changed their dividends as well as those with upcoming ex-dividend dates.
Why it matters — NYT watchers track dividend-related news because dividend policy changes are a common barometer of a company's financial health and shareholder returns.
The 10 Wall Street analysts covering The New York Times Co. have a median 12-month price target of $76, with estimates ranging from $63 to $85. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Of the 10 analysts covering The New York Times Co., 7 rate it a Buy, 3 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks The New York Times Co. 89 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 15 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 15 Oct 2026, The New York Times Co. ranks 89 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 Volatility (99 of 100).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 10 analysts implies +12.1% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks The New York Times Co. 89 out of 100 as at 15 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
No analyst covering The New York Times Co. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for NYT are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $63 to $85 over the next 12 months.
The New York Times Co. returned +23.3% over the 12 months to 16 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
New York Times Co. Class A Common Stock represents ownership in The New York Times Company, a media organization centered on news gathering, journalism, and digital subscriptions.
The most recent item we track (Business Wire, 14 Oct 2026): "New York Times' Wirecutter Gives Top Ratings to Two CyberPower UPS Systems". Wirecutter, The New York Times’ product review site, gave top ratings to two CyberPower UPS systems for home use during power outages.
New York Times Co. Class A Common Stock represents ownership in The New York Times Company, a media organization centered on news gathering, journalism, and digital subscriptions. The company publishes The New York Times and operates a broad portfolio of products and services that includes its website, mobile applications, newsletters, podcasts, games, cooking, and wirecutter-related content and recommendations. It also provides advertising, licensing, and commercial printing services, giving it a diversified business model within the media and publishing sectors. New York Times Co. serves readers, subscribers, advertisers, and business partners across print and digital channels, making it a widely recognized name in global news and information markets.
CEO Ms. Meredith A. Kopit Levien · 6,000 employees · United States · https://www.nytco.com
