News Corp Class B (NWS) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What NWS does

News Corp Class B (NWS) is a media and information services company that creates and distributes content and products for consumers and businesses across the United States, Canada, Europe, Australasia, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Dow Jones, Digital Real Estate Services, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes news, data, and business information under brands such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Energy, Factiva, and Dow Jones Newswires, using websites, mobile apps, newspapers, newswires, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. It is listed on the ASX and is part of the ASX 200.

Key numbers explained

• Price: The current share price is 44.77 AUD. This is the latest trading price on the ASX.
• Market capitalisation: At 24.16 mld. AUD, this is the total market value of all outstanding shares, reflecting the market's overall assessment of the company's size.
• Trailing P/E ratio: The 30.7 trailing P/E ratio shows how much investors pay per dollar of the company's last 12 months' earnings, a common way to gauge relative valuation.
• Forward P/E ratio: The 20 forward P/E ratio uses expected future earnings, which can indicate how the market views the company's growth prospects.
• Dividend yield: The 0.62% dividend yield represents the annual dividend as a percentage of the share price, showing the cash return to shareholders.
• Ex-dividend date: The next ex-dividend date is 8 sept. 2026, the date by which you must own the share to receive the upcoming dividend.
• Beta: A beta of 0.92 suggests the stock's price tends to move slightly less than the overall market.
• 52-week range: The share price has traded between 36,01 and 52,6 over the past year, with a -12.6% change over that period.

What to watch

News Corp Class B's performance is tied to advertising and subscription revenue across its media and data businesses. Readers of EVT (EVT) and CAR Group (CAR) may track NWS as a peer in the Australian-listed media and information space. Key factors include shifts in digital advertising, print circulation, and data service demand, as well as currency movements since the company reports in USD while trading in AUD. The company's debt-to-equity ratio of 31.6% and 19% payout ratio are also relevant for assessing financial flexibility and dividend sustainability.