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
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Aug 7, 2026· older than 90 days
News Corporation (NWS) Stock Analysis
Communication Services · Entertainment
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.6/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $32.06 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Supplier: single or limited number of third-party suppliers; Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8.
News Corporation is a New York-based media and information services company with four revenue segments: Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Factiva), Digital Real Estate Services (62.0% of REA Group and 80% of Move/Realtor.com), Book Publishing (HarperCollins) and News... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.6/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $32.06 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Supplier: single or limited number of third-party suppliers; Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and earnings proximity 0d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
About News Corporation
About News Corporation
News Corporation generated fiscal 2026 segment revenues of $2.5 billion at Dow Jones, $2.3 billion at Book Publishing, $2.2 billion at News Media and $2.0 billion at Digital Real Estate Services. The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, HarperCollins, realestate.com.au and Realtor.com anchor a portfolio that operates mainly in the U.S., Australia and the U.K. Dow Jones averaged 6.7 million total news subscriptions in the quarter ended June 2026, including 4.8 million at The Wall Street Journal.
Dow Jones earns money from consumer and business subscriptions, circulation, advertising, licensing and live-event fees, and its professional products include Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Factiva, with approximately 852,000 activated users, and Dow Jones Newswires, which reaches customers through Bloomberg, London Stock Exchange Group and FactSet. Digital Real Estate Services consists of a 62.0% stake in ASX-listed REA Group, which runs realestate.com.au, and an 80% stake in Move, whose Realtor.com platform operates under a perpetual trademark license with the National Association of Realtors and draws most revenue from subscription-based lead generation and listing products plus referral fees. Professional-information rivals named in the filing include Reuters News, RELX, S&P Global and Argus Media. In July 2026, REA Group announced an agreement to sell REA India.
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Platform dependence is the sharpest lens. Search engines, social networks and AI platforms control how News Corp content is discovered, and the 10-K says AI-powered tools may reduce traffic, subscriber demand and engagement while content license agreements with technology companies have not all been renewed. The company also relies on Amazon Web Services for cloud services and on Google for workspace tools. In real estate, high home prices, elevated interest rates and weak consumer confidence continued to weigh on the U.S. market in fiscal 2026, rule changes following National Association of Realtors settlements are shifting how agent commissions are negotiated, and Australian housing reform legislation may affect listing volumes at REA Group.
See also: Communication Services · Entertainment
From News Corporation's most recent 10-K filing, extracted October 18, 2026.
Recent developments
updated Nov 3, 2026Recent Developments — News Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS News Corp Reports Share Repurchase Activity for November 2, 2026 — fiscal.ai Nov 3, 2026 neutral
- NEWS News Corp's Wall Street Journal Wins Dismissal of Trump Defamation Suit — fiscal.ai Nov 2, 2026 positive
- NEWS NWS issues elevated fire risk for Upstate NY area - NEWS10 ABC — NEWS10 ABC Oct 30, 2026 neutral
- NEWS News Corp Repurchases 83,939 Shares for $2.54 Million — fiscal.ai Oct 30, 2026 neutral
- NEWS NWS Q1'27 Earnings: revenue estimate is 2.27B USD - TradingView — TradingView Oct 28, 2026 neutral
Latest item Nov 3, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-04T11:59:36Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHSuppliersingle or limited number of third-party suppliers10-K Item 1A: 'depend on a single or limited number of third-party suppliers for certain products, services, data and information'
- MEDIUMSupplierAmazon Web Services cloud-based services10-K Item 1A: 'The Company relies on Amazon Web Services to supply cloud-based services'
- MEDIUMcounterpartylarge digital platforms traffic10-K Item 1A: 'Large digital platforms with extensive user data and targeting capabilities command a substantial share of the digital advertising market and are also responsible for a significant amount of traffic'
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Sell if holding. Momentum 3.6/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $32.06 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Supplier: single or limited number of third-party suppliers; Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $30.58. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Resistance target: $33.50 (+4.5% upside). Prior stop was $30.58. Stop-loss: $30.58.
Concentration risk — Supplier: single or limited number of third-party suppliers; Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8; Weak growth.
News Corporation trades at a P/E of 31.4 (forward 21.2). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
16 analysts rate NWS, with a consensus score of 4.1/5.
What does News Corporation do?News Corporation is a New York-based media and information services company with four revenue segments: Dow Jones (The...
News Corporation is a New York-based media and information services company with four revenue segments: Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Factiva), Digital Real Estate Services (62.0% of REA Group and 80% of Move/Realtor.com), Book Publishing (HarperCollins) and News Media (The Australian, The Sun, The Times). Revenue comes from subscriptions, advertising, real estate listing products, book sales and licensing, mainly in the U.S., Australia and the U.K.