News Corporation (NWS) fair value analysis
S&P 500 · Updated 2026-10-19
NWS price how computed
Forward Fair Value verdict
UndervaluedNWS is trading at more than a 25% discount to estimated fair value.
Based on TickrTrends' weekly Forward Fair Value model.
- Last price
- $32.01
- Sector
- Communication Services
- 12-month range
- $25.65–$35.32
- Market cap
- $17.7B
- From 52-week high
- -9.4%
- Shares outstanding
- 553M
Last price is our 2026-10-19 weekly price; the chart runs through 2026-10-16.
News Corporation is a media and information services company that operates television networks, publishing businesses, and digital platforms across multiple continents. The company conducts operations primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
It has screened as Undervalued for 14 consecutive weekly runs.
Fundamentals (4 quarters) how computed
- Market cap
- $17.7B
- P/E (trailing)
- 27x
- Revenue (TTM)
- $9.03B
- Net margin
- 6.3%
- EPS (TTM)
- $1.18
- Gross margin
- 73.0%
- Debt / equity
- 0.34
- Revenue growth (3-yr avg)
- 5.0%
- Shares outstanding
- 553M
Derived indicators how computed
- Quality grade
- B
- Margin trend
- Stable
- 52-week position
- The upper-middle quarter of its range
- DCF cross-check
- Overvalued
Technicals how computed
- RSI (14-day)
- 49 · neutral
- 50-day average
- $33.03
- 200-day average
- $30.30
- Moving-average state
- 50-day above 200-day (golden cross state); price between the averages
Dividends how computed
- Paid, last 12 months
- $0.20 per share (2 payments)
- Yield on last price
- 0.62%
- Consecutive years of increases
- 0 (no streak on complete calendar years)
- Last ex-dividend date
- 2026-09-09
- Last payment date
- 2026-10-07
Earnings how computed
- Next earnings report
- 2026-11-05
- Last 8 quarters vs consensus
- 8 beat, 0 missed
- Quarter by quarter
- 2026-06 ▲ beat (+133.3%)
2026-03 ▲ beat (+5.0%)
2025-12 ▲ beat (+8.1%)
2025-09 ▲ beat (+15.8%)
2025-06 ▲ beat (+5.6%)
2025-03 ▲ beat (+30.8%)
2024-12 ▲ beat (+6.5%)
2024-09 ▲ beat (+40.0%)
Analyst consensus how computed
This is not TickrTrends' verdict.
- Analyst ratings
- 7 buy · 1 hold · 0 sell (8 analysts)
- Consensus lean
- Buy-leaning
- Consensus price target
- $31.1
- Target vs last price
- -2.8%
What our data shows for NWS
- Our model validated 17 trailing price-to-earnings windows for NWS, built from quarterly earnings records.
- Shares are trading in the middle of their 12-month price range of $25.65–$35.32.
- The 14-day relative strength index sits at a neutral 49.
The exact numbers are one step away
- The precise Forward Fair Value dollar figure for NWS
- Exact discount / premium to today's price
- The normalized historical P/E behind the estimate, and how many quarters support it
- Forward EPS input and fiscal-year basis
- Screeners and rankings across the full S&P 500 and Nasdaq universes
Forward Fair Value applies a conservatively normalized historical price-to-earnings multiple to the consensus earnings estimate for the next full fiscal year; how TickrTrends computes it.
What people are saying
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TickrTrends weekly updates
- 2026-10-19 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-10-12 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-10-11 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-10-10 — NWS has moved from an oversold RSI zone to a neutral RSI zone this week, indicating a shift in momentum dynamics for the stock. The current valuation verdict remains undervalued. This change suggests the stock may be stabilizing after previously reaching oversold conditions.
- 2026-10-06 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-09-28 — NWS experienced a shift in its relative strength index this week, moving from neutral territory into oversold conditions. This change in the RSI zone suggests increased downward momentum in the Communication Services sector stock. The current valuation assessment for NWS remains undervalued based on TickrTrends' derived indicators.
- 2026-09-21 — NWS momentum status declined this week, shifting from a positive A rating to none, indicating a weakening of near-term price movement strength. Despite this momentum deterioration, NWS maintains an undervalued current valuation verdict, suggesting the stock may still offer value at present price levels relative to fundamental metrics.
- 2026-09-17 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
Frequently asked questions
Is NWS stock undervalued?
Based on TickrTrends' Forward Fair Value model (updated 2026-10-19), NWS is trading at more than a 25% discount to estimated fair value and screens as undervalued. The exact fair value and discount are available to subscribers.
What is NWS's TickrTrends verdict?
NWS's current verdict is Undervalued, refreshed with every weekly Forward Fair Value run.
Is NWS overbought or oversold?
NWS's 14-day RSI is in neutral territory - neither overbought nor oversold.
Does NWS pay a dividend?
Yes. NWS paid $0.20 per share over the last twelve months (2 payments), a 0.62% yield on TickrTrends' last price. The last ex-dividend date was 2026-09-09.
When does NWS report earnings next?
NWS's next earnings report is scheduled for 2026-11-05, per the published earnings calendar.
Does NWS usually beat earnings estimates?
Over its last 8 reported quarters NWS beat the consensus estimate 8 times and missed 0 times, by TickrTrends' comparison of reported and estimated EPS.
What do analysts say about NWS?
Of 8 analysts covering NWS, 7 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell - buy-leaning, with a consensus price target of $31.1 (-2.8% versus TickrTrends' last price). This is the analyst consensus, not TickrTrends' Forward Fair Value verdict.
Other share classes
NWS is one share class of News Corporation, which also trades as NWSA. Our ranked lists show the company once, ranked under NWSA, its most liquid class.