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TDAY Stock Forecast: USA TODAY Co., Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 16 Oct 2026
$6.97
−2.92% on the day

The 6 Wall Street analysts covering USA TODAY Co., Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $10 — +43.5% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 81 of 100 as at 15 Oct 2026 — inside the top quartile. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$1.1B
Ticker Nerd rank
81 / 100
Median analyst target
$10
Analysts covering
6
Revenue$536.3M−8.3% y/y
Operating income$22.6M
Net income$9.1M
Free cash flow$19.6M
Quarterly, 7 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+2.2%
1M
+7.6%
YTD
+35.3%
From high
−22.8%
From low
+58.0%
$4.41
$9.03
Range since 10 Nov 2025, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

TDAY stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores USA TODAY Co., Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 15 Oct 2026
81 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Accruals
94
Issuance
91
Momentum
77
Quality
65
Value
63
Revisions
51
Growth
49
Size
43
Volatility
33

Accruals (94): Reported profit is backed by cash, and the company is not expanding recklessly.

Volatility (33): The share price moves around a lot.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

TDAY stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on TDAY, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, since 10 Nov 2025Adjusted close, US dollars
$4.00$5.00$6.00$7.00$8.00$9.00$10.00Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26TDAYHigh $10Median $10Low $5

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

What Wall Street says6 analysts
4 Buy1 Hold1 Sell
Low $5Median $10High $10

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +43.5% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
7 Aug 2026RosenblattMaintainsBuy$10
14 July 2026CitizensMaintainsMarket Outperform$8.00 → $10
14 July 2026CitizensMaintainsMarket Outperform—
5 June 2026CitigroupMaintainsNeutral—
4 June 2026RosenblattMaintainsBuy—
27 Feb 2026CitizensMaintainsMarket Outperform—
12 Feb 2026RosenblattInitiatesBuy—
12 Nov 2025CitigroupMaintainsNeutral—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

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. TDAY appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

TDAY vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

TDAY vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
80100120140160180Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26TDAYS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

TDAY analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
−4.0%
Analysts raising
2
Analysts cutting
1
Fundamentals

USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
48.1×

Cheaper than 15% of US stocks

Price / sales
0.5×

Cheaper than 82% of US stocks

Price / book
6.8×

Cheaper than 14% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
7.2×

Cheaper than 48% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
−8.3%

Higher than 17% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
−88.4%

Higher than 4% of US stocks

Gross margin
38.8%

Higher than 47% of US stocks

Operating margin
4.2%

Higher than 53% of US stocks

Net margin
−1.8%

Higher than 28% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
−20.7%

Higher than 31% of US stocks

Return on assets
4.8%

Higher than 75% of US stocks

Dividend yield
21.2%

Higher than 98% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • USA TODAY Co., Inc. has a market value of $1.1B and an enterprise value of $2.1B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $2.2B. The latest quarter shrank 8.3% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: −$40.3M, a −1.8% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $−0.30.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $61.6M.

  • Shares outstanding: 146.8M.

  • Trailing P/E: 48.1×; forward P/E: 21.1× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 21.17%, paying out 0% of earnings.

  • USA TODAY Co., Inc. employs 9,500 people — $235K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 16 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

TDAY vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelPublishing
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
TDAYUSA TODAY Co., Inc.$1.1B
81
SCHLScholastic Corp.$729.0M
76
WLYJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.$2.7B
73
LEELee Enterprises, Inc.$149.7M
52
NYTThe New York Times Co.$11.2B
89
UPWKUpwork, Inc.*$1.1B
64
YELPYelp, Inc.*$1.1B
72

* 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 USA TODAY Co., Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest TDAY news & analysis

USA TODAY Sports Announces National High School Esports Championship

Business Wire · 7 Oct 2026positive

USA TODAY Sports and PlayVS announced the launch of the USA TODAY Sports National High School Esports Championship. The event builds on their USA TODAY SUPER 25 Esports Rankings, launched in 2024, which recognize North America's top high school esports teams.

Why it matters — The championship is part of USA TODAY Sports’ expanding esports efforts, a development relevant to TDAY watchers tracking the company’s initiatives.

USA TODAY Co. and Lee Enterprises Realign Local Newspaper Portfolios

Business Wire · 28 Sept 2026neutral

USA TODAY Co., Inc. (NYSE: TDAY) and Lee Enterprises announced strategic agreements, effective immediately, that conclude TNI Partners, the joint venture involving the Arizona Daily Star. Under the venture, Lee Enterprises operated the newsroom, production and related technology, while USA TODAY Co. managed advertising, sales, accounting and finance.

Why it matters — This realignment of the local newspaper joint venture reshapes USA TODAY Co.'s operational footprint and its partnership with Lee Enterprises, which TDAY watchers would monitor.

USA TODAY Co. Announces Appointment of Independent Director to Board of Directors

Business Wire · 15 Sept 2026positive

USA TODAY Co., Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Tim Allen, CEO of Babbel, as an independent director. Chairman Michael Reed welcomed the appointment, citing Allen's leadership, digital innovation expertise, and consumer-focused growth experience.

Why it matters — A TDAY watcher would care because adding a director with digital innovation and consumer-growth experience brings new expertise to the Company's board governance.

USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY) Presents at Citi's 2026 Global TMT Conference Transcript

Seeking Alpha · 8 Sept 2026neutral

USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY) presented at Citi's 2026 Global TMT Conference, and a transcript of the presentation has been published by Seeking Alpha. The item reports the event and the availability of the transcript.

Why it matters — A TDAY watcher would care because the conference presentation offers company management's commentary that may shed light on the company's outlook.

USA TODAY Co. to Present at Citi's Global TMT Conference

Business Wire · 1 Sept 2026neutral

USA TODAY Co., Inc. announced that its Chairman and CEO, Michael Reed, and CFO, Trisha Gosser, will present at Citi's 2026 Global TMT Conference on September 8, 2026, in New York. The presentation will be accessible via a video webcast through the Investor Relations section of the company's website.

Why it matters — A TDAY watcher would care because the company's top executives will be presenting to investors at a major financial conference, offering an opportunity for visibility and direct engagement with the investment community.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about TDAY stock

What is the TDAY stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 6 Wall Street analysts covering USA TODAY Co., Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $10, with estimates ranging from $5 to $10. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is TDAY stock a buy right now?

Of the 6 analysts covering USA TODAY Co., Inc., 4 rate it a Buy, 1 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks USA TODAY Co., Inc. 81 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.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank TDAY?

As at 15 Oct 2026, USA TODAY Co., Inc. ranks 81 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 Accruals (94 of 100).

Will TDAY stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 6 analysts implies +43.5% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks USA TODAY Co., Inc. 81 out of 100 as at 15 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the TDAY stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering USA TODAY Co., Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for TDAY are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $5 to $10 over the next 12 months.

What does USA TODAY Co., Inc. do?

USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a diversified media and digital marketing company that provides journalism, advertising, and business communication services across the United States and the United Kingdom.

What is the latest news on TDAY?

The most recent item we track (Business Wire, 7 Oct 2026): "USA TODAY Sports Announces National High School Esports Championship". USA TODAY Sports and PlayVS announced the launch of the USA TODAY Sports National High School Esports Championship. The event builds on their USA TODAY SUPER 25 Esports Rankings, launched in 2024, which recognize North America's top high school esports teams.

Company

About USA TODAY Co., Inc.

USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a diversified media and digital marketing company that provides journalism, advertising, and business communication services across the United States and the United Kingdom. Its portfolio includes the USA TODAY national brand, a broad network of local and regional news outlets, magazines, and niche publications, along with digital subscriptions, print offerings, and commercial printing services. The company also operates LocaliQ, a digital marketing solutions brand that helps small and medium-sized businesses manage online advertising and customer reach. Through its Newsquest operations, USA TODAY Co., Inc. serves local audiences in the U.K. with news and media content. The company plays a significant role in connecting communities, informing readers, and supporting advertisers through print, digital, and event-based media products.

CEO Mr. Michael E. Reed · 9,500 employees · United States · https://www.usatodayco.com