News Corporation (NWSA) Stock

News Corporation (NWSA) is a Communication Services stock trading at $29.66 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $16.48B and a trailing P/E of 14.5. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

News Corporation is a media and information services company operating across segments including Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. It distributes news, data, and content products such as The Wall Street Journal and Factiva, and publishes newspapers and books for consumers and business audiences.

Understand News Corporation: how it makes money

News Corporation creates and distributes news and information content (including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Factiva, and related data and newswire products), and it monetizes these offerings through multiple segment businesses that include subscriptions, digital real estate services, and book publishing.

The profit engine is monetizing authoritative content and business information brands through distinct pathways (subscription video, digital offerings, and distribution of content and data products), organized across six operating segments.

Business quality (Weak): Strong indication of a diversified media and information portfolio across clearly defined segments, but the absence of segment revenue and operating metrics limits visibility into what specifically is driving operating performance.

Valuation: At 13× earnings, NWSA trades 52% below the Printing & Publishing average (26×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

Diversified portfolio across six segments: The company reports six segments, including Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other.
Multiple content and data products under well known brands: Key products mentioned include The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and OPIS.

Bear case

Limited transparency here into segment-level drivers: No segment revenue or operating detail was provided, so it is harder to determine how much each segment contributes to consolidated operating performance.
Revenue is tied to ongoing demand for media and information products: The business description centers on distributing content and data products for consumers and businesses, so demand and customer retention for these offerings are critical to results.

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price	$29.66
Market Cap	$16.48B
P/E Ratio	14.5
EV / EBITDA	11.8
Price / Book	1.78
Price / Sales	1.98
DCF Value (model)	$14.86
DCF Upside vs Price	-49.9%

Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)	$8.45B
Net Margin	14.0%
Revenue Growth (YoY)	8.8%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-11.1%

Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score	2.50 (grey)

Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E	14.5
Sector P/E (Communication Services)	24.4
Industry P/E (Printing & Publishing)	27.7
vs Sector	-40.5%
vs Industry	-47.6%

Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional Holder	VANGUARD GROUP INC ($1.30B)
Institutional Holders Tracked	10
Congressional Trades (recent)	1

Company
Sector	Communication Services
Industry	Printing & Publishing
CEO	Robert J. Thomson
Employees	23,900
Country	US
IPO Date	2013-06-19

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.