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 services 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. NWS is part of the S&P 500 and sits in the Communication Services sector, Entertainment industry.

Key numbers explained

• 31.22 USD — the current share price, the amount you would pay for one share in the market.
• -3.58% — today's price change, showing the percentage the stock has moved so far this trading session.
• 16.73B USD — market capitalisation, the total value of all outstanding shares, calculated as share price multiplied by shares outstanding.
• 30.6 — trailing P/E ratio, which divides the current share price by the last 12 months of earnings per share; it shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of recent earnings.
• 20.7 — forward P/E ratio, based on expected future earnings, which can reflect growth expectations.
• 1.02 USD — earnings per share (trailing 12 months), the portion of the company's net income allocated to each share.
• 0.62% — dividend yield, the annual dividend payment expressed as a percentage of the current share price.
• 0.92 — beta, a measure of the stock's volatility relative to the overall market; a beta below 1 suggests lower volatility.
• 25.49 – 35.76 — the lowest and highest prices in the last 52 weeks, showing the trading range over the past year.
• 6.3% — profit margin, the percentage of revenue that remains as net income after all expenses.
• 10.8% — revenue growth year over year, indicating how much top-line sales have increased.

Recent news

• Dow Jones has launched the WSJ Geopolitical Risk Council to help leaders navigate global volatility.
• NWS appears in a list of one profitable stock to target this week and two facing headwinds.
• A separate headline questions why Synopsys has stopped leading with bad news.
• Another piece highlights three cash-heavy stocks with warning signs.
• Zillow Preview listings are now live on Realtor.com, offering early access on the two most-visited real estate platforms in the country.
• Realtor.com Metro Report Cards note that Des Moines earns top marks as homebuilding and affordability divide America's largest metros.

What to watch

News Corp (Class B) (NWS) operates in the media and information services space, where advertising trends, digital subscription growth, and content costs can influence results. Its exposure to financial data and real estate services through Dow Jones and Digital Real Estate Services segments ties its performance to broader business and housing market activity. Investors often monitor NWS alongside peers such as Paramount Skydance Corporation (PSKY), Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL), TKO Group Holdings (TKO), Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), EchoStar (ECHO), and Fox Corporation (Class A) (FOXA) to compare media and entertainment exposures. The upcoming earnings report on 5 nov. 2026 will provide a fresh look at the company's results.