News Corporation (NWSA), headquartered in New York, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services worldwide. Valued at $16.5 billion by market cap, the company delivers news, financial insights, entertainment, book publishing, digital real estate services, and subscription video content through influential publications like The Wall Street Journal, The Times, New York Post, MarketWatch, and more. The global media and information services leader is expected to announce its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings for 2025 after the market closes on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Ahead of the event, analysts expect NWSA to report a profit of $0.19 per share on a diluted basis, up 11.8% from $0.17 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company beat or matched the consensus estimates in three of the last four quarters while missing the forecast on another occasion.
For the full year, analysts expect NWSA to report EPS of $0.86, up 22.9% from $0.70 in fiscal 2024. Its EPS is expected to rise 20.9% year over year to $1.04 in fiscal 2026.
NWSA stock has underperformed the S&P 500 Index’s ($SPX) 13.4% gains over the past 52 weeks, with shares up 6.1% during this period. Similarly, it underperformed the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF’s (XLC) 26.2% uptick over the same time frame.
On May 8, NWSA shares closed up more than 1% after reporting its Q3 results. Its revenue stood at $2 billion, up 1.7% year over year. The company’s adjusted EPS rose 30.8% from the year-ago quarter to $0.17.
Analysts’ consensus opinion on NWSA stock is bullish, with an overall “Strong Buy” rating from all the nine analysts covering the stock. NWSA’s average analyst price target is $38.14, indicating a potential upside of 29.6% from the current levels.
