News Corporation beats earnings estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters, converts 153% of net income to free cash flow, and carries a strong Piotroski F-Score of 8/9, but the stock is in a confirmed downtrend with the 200-day moving average declining at negative 1.7% per month and 17% short interest.
Thesis pillars
- Superior Free Cash Flow Conversion→Stable
- Earnings Beat Consistency→Stable
- Confirmed Price Downtrend↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
News Corporation (NWS) Stock Analysis
Communication Services · Entertainment
Sell if holding. Momentum 2.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $31.56 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Supplier: Amazon Web Services and Google; Concentration risk — Geographic: United States, Australia and the U.K..
News Corporation is a global media and information services company operating five segments — Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Factiva), Digital Real Estate Services (REA Group, Realtor.com), Book Publishing (HarperCollins), News Media, and Other — distributing... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 2.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $31.56 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Supplier: Amazon Web Services and Google; Concentration risk — Geographic: United States, Australia and the U.K.. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 42d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
About News Corporation
About News Corporation
News Corporation reported fiscal 2025 segment revenue of $2,331 million at Dow Jones, $1,802 million at Digital Real Estate Services, $2,149 million at Book Publishing, and $2,170 million at News Media, with brands including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, HarperCollins, realestate.com.au, and Realtor.com. Dow Jones counted 6.26 million average daily consumer subscriptions in the June 2025 quarter, and the company describes the U.S., Australia, and the U.K. as its three main operating geographies.
News Corp's Dow Jones segment earns revenue from a mix of business-to-consumer and business-to-business subscriptions (The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily), advertising, licensing fees for content used on third-party and AI platforms, and participation fees from live journalism events. Its Digital Real Estate Services segment consists of a 61.4% interest in REA Group — which earns the majority of its revenue from property advertising listings and monthly subscriptions from real estate agents and developers in Australia, plus a 78.0% stake in REA India — and an 80% interest in Move, which operates Realtor.com under a perpetual license from the National Association of Realtors and sells listing advertising, lead generation, and referral-based products mostly on subscription or transaction-fee terms. Book Publishing (HarperCollins) and News Media round out the portfolio, and the company has begun licensing its journalism content to generative-AI platforms as an additional monetization channel.
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News Corp discloses that it depends on a single or limited number of third-party suppliers for certain products and services critical to its operations, naming Amazon Web Services for cloud infrastructure and Google for workspace and enterprise services — concentrations in cloud and productivity vendors rather than in content or printing supply chains, where the company also relies on third-party paper suppliers and printing partners. The filing does not disclose a contractual alternative for either cloud vendor, and states that securing replacement sources 'quickly and cost-effectively' cannot be assured if either relationship were disrupted or repriced.
See also: Communication Services · Entertainment
From News Corporation's most recent 10-K filing, extracted August 30, 2026.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-25Recent Developments — News Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS No tornadoes confirmed after storms in Catawba County: NWS - Queen City News — Queen City News neutral
- NEWS News (NWS) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Missouri EF-2 tornado traveled over 36 miles on Monday: NWS - FOX4KC.com — FOX4KC.com neutral
- NEWS News Corporation (NWS) Stock Falls on Q4 2026 Earnings - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative negative
- NEWS News Corporation (NWS) Stock Falls on Q4 2026 Earnings - quiverquant.com — quiverquant.com negative
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHSupplierAmazon Web Services and Google10-K Item 1A: 'The Company relies on Amazon Web Services to supply cloud-based services used in many of the Company’s business activities and Google to provide workspace and other enterprise services.'
- HIGHGeographicUnited States, Australia and the U.K.10-K Item 1A: 'The Company is particularly exposed to business risks in the U.S., Australia and the U.K., its three main operating geographies.'
- MEDIUMCustomerretail, technology and finance advertising sectors10-K Item 1A: 'Certain sectors of the economy account for a significant portion of the Company’s advertising revenues, including retail, technology and finance.'
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2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 2.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $31.56 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Supplier: Amazon Web Services and Google; Concentration risk — Geographic: United States, Australia and the U.K.. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $30.23. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $34.94 (+10.7% upside). Prior stop was $30.23. Stop-loss: $30.23.
Concentration risk — Supplier: Amazon Web Services and Google; Concentration risk — Geographic: United States, Australia and the U.K.; Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8.
News Corporation trades at a P/E of 31.5 (forward 20.7). TrendMatrix value score: 7.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts cover NWS with a consensus score of 4.3/5.
What does News Corporation do?News Corporation is a global media and information services company operating five segments — Dow Jones (The Wall...
News Corporation is a global media and information services company operating five segments — Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Factiva), Digital Real Estate Services (REA Group, Realtor.com), Book Publishing (HarperCollins), News Media, and Other — distributing content via subscriptions, advertising, real estate listings, and licensing across the U.S., Australia, and the U.K.