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NWS

๐Ÿ“ก Communication Services

News Corporation

Conservative #387Aggressive #657Low RiskHigh 88
$26.26+0.84%
Day High$26.37
Day Low$25.82
Volume1.6M
Mkt Cap$14.6B
52W Low $2552W High $36
Market Cap
$14.7B
P/E Ratio
12.6
Sector avg: 120.6
Rev Growth
2.4%
Sector avg: 15.8%
Earnings Growth
74.4%
Profit Margin
12.2%
Sector avg: -116.3%
Debt/Equity
0.32

Why This Score

NWS scores 56.7 on the Conservative profile, blending a fundamental score (80% weight, emphasizing quality and stability (84% of fundamental weight)) with a machine-learning signal (20% weight) trained on 82 features across 30 years of data.

Strengths
  • Attractively valued at 12.6x earnings, below the market average.
  • High conviction (88/100) โ€” fundamental and ML signals agree on this stock.

No material penalties applied. NWS ranks #387 based on its factor profile and ML signal alignment.

Score Breakdown

Overall Score56.7
Fundamental Score56.6
ML Score39.0

Score by Horizon

3 Month
56.8
6 Month
63.4
Primary
1 Year
66.8

Quality Assessment

C
Earnings Grade
Mixed fundamentals, potential quality issues

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation
5%
Confidence
high

Score Composition Waterfall

How each component affects the final score
Backtested Scoring Levers (IC-calibrated from 30y ElasticNet)
Weinstein (12.1%)
0
Declining
Sentiment (2.5%)
32
Negative
Analyst (6.4%)
50
Neutral
Tradability (post-hoc)
92
Grade A
Base
53.1
SHAP
+2.1
Factors
+0.7
Conviction
+1.2
Divergence
-0.4
Final
56.7
Positive adjustment
Negative adjustment
Base blend
Final score

Signal SegmentsComputed from ML features

Fundamental (Valuation, Quality, Growth)65.0
Technical (Momentum, Weinstein, Volatility)49.0
External (Sentiment, Analyst, Macro)58.0
Scores below 50 indicate weakness in that segment relative to the universe.

Data Quality

Score
Features
Confidence
Feature Coverage89%

Growth Estimates

Short-term
-2.3% to +1.7%
Medium-term
-2.9% to +3.1%
Long-term
-3.7% to +4.3%

ML Model Core Features100 trained inputs โ†’ ML Score: 39

These features are direct inputs to the machine learning model. The model was trained on these signals alongside 100 features (including 12 momentum/technical indicators) to produce the ML percentile score.

Analyst Intelligence
Consensus Score50.0/100
Target Upside+0.0%
Coverage0 analysts
Market Sentiment
Sentiment Score31.6/100
News Volume1 articles
Technical Stage
Weinstein Stage4 โ€” Declining
12M Momentum-0.2%
6M Momentum-0.2%
Volatility+0.1%
Momentum & Technical
Momentum Acceleration+4.1%
Momentum ConsistencyStrong (0.82)
Relative Strength vs Sector-18.9%
Trend Strength (ADX Proxy)Moderate (2.9)
Momentum Quality-0.143
Momentum BreadthNarrow
Macro Regime
Bull RegimeYes
High Vol RegimeNo
S&P 500 Return+25.0%
Yield Curve-0.1bp

Sector-Relative AnalysisIn-model features

Value Trap Signal
7%
Low risk
Sector RevGr Rank
P44
Revenue growth vs Communication Services peers
Sector PE Rank
P44
Valuation vs Communication Services peers
Sector FCF Rank
P29
Free cash flow vs Communication Services peers
Growth Deviation
-0.0ฯƒ
Z-score vs sector median
Stagnation Flag
NO
Not flagged

Analysis Signals

Scoring Factors
Fundamental score of 72 relative to sector peers72/100
Machine learning model ranks this stock at the 66th percentileP66
ML model weight reduced to 9% due to macro conditions: market in extended rally phase; yield curve inverted (recession indicator); late-cycle economic indicators detected9% ML weight
SHAP feature alignment: +3.7pt (features align with model priorities)โ€”
Blend: 91% fund (72.4) + 9% ML (66.4) + SHAP(+3.7) = 75.6โ€”
Factor quality: +1.2pt (multi-factor composite)โ€”
Risk assessment: low. Annualized volatility 6.5%. Stability bonus of +8.9 points. Max drawdown 25% (-6.6 pts). Price momentum -19% (-2.8 pts)Low
Market cap adjustment: +2.0 points ($14.7B market cap)+2.0 pts
Conviction bonus: +2.2pt (conviction=88)โ€”
Risk Factors
Earnings quality grade C: mixed earnings quality, some red flags. Score adjusted by -13 pointsGrade C
Quality concern: Earnings/revenue growth ratio of 31x โ€” earnings quality suspect; High accrual ratio (-105.7%) โ€” earnings quality concernFlag

Sector Peer Comparison(Communication Services โ€” Rank #14 of 60 stocks)

StockScoreP/ERev GrowthMarginMkt Cap
NWS56.712.62.4%12.2%$14.7B
GOOGL82.828.315.1%32.8%$3.7T
EA75.175.1-1.3%15.0%$50.2B
MTCH74.512.83.4%15.8%$7.3B
META72.027.222.2%30.1%$1.6T
TIGO69.810.12.5%4.4%$11.0B
BZ65.521.923.6%21.5%$8.1B
NXST65.214.49.6%13.4%$7.0B
SIRI63.69.5-1.6%9.4%$7.2B
CMCSA63.65.9-0.0%16.2%$115.0B
JOYY60.91.9-1.3%83.2%$3.3B
EVER60.610.473.7%8.4%$566M
NFLX59.630.415.9%24.3%$326.1B
TMUS59.322.68.5%12.4%$245.5B
WMG56.451.74.4%5.4%$15.4B
VEON56.16.08.3%15.2%$3.9B
Sector Average43.5120.615.8%-116.3%โ€”

Market Sentimentvia FMP

Company Overviewvia FMP

News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates in six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and OPIS through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. It also owns and operates daily, Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, Sunday Mail, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other websites. In addition, the company publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children's, and religious books; provides sports, entertainment, and news services to pay-TV and streaming subscribers, and other commercial licensees through cable, satellite, and internet distribution; and broadcasts rights to live sporting events. Further, it offers property and property-related advertising and services on its websites and mobile applications; online real estate services; and financial services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

CEO
Robert J. Thomson
Employees
23,900
Beta
0.97
Industry
Entertainment
FMP-Identified Peers

Technical Picturecomputed from daily prices

RSI (14)
38.3
Neutral
Trend
Bearish
10-day vs 50-day MA
From 52W High
-26.2%
High: $35.58
From 52W Low
+3%
Low: $25.49
Moving Averages
10-Day
$26.20
Above
20-Day
$27.40
Below
50-Day
$29.10
Below
200-Day
$31.40
Below
60-Day Support
$25.49
60-Day Resistance
$31.4
Weinstein Stage Analysisbased on 200-day SMA framework
Stage 4 โ€” DecliningScore: 18/100

Stock is in a downtrend below the 200-day moving average. Price is below both the 50-day and 200-day SMAs, indicating sustained selling pressure.

Unfavorable technical position; wait for Stage 1 basing
Price vs 200 SMA
-16.4%
200 SMA Slope (60d)
-1.97%
Flattening
Volume Ratio
1.03x
10d avg vs 50d avg
Days in Stage
100
Confidence: 90%

Financial Statementslast 4 quarters via FMP

MetricQ2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2025Q3 2025
Revenue$2.4B$2.1B$2.1B$2.0B
Gross Profit$1.2B$1.2B$1.2B$1.1B
Operating Income$361M$341M$312M$294M
Net Income$197M$112M$27M$103M
EPS (Diluted)$0.34$0.20$0.05$0.18
Gross Margin51.3%56.1%58.1%55.0%
Operating Margin15.3%15.9%14.8%14.6%
Net Margin8.3%5.2%1.3%5.1%

Why This Stock

Communication ServicesP/E ratio of 12.6Profit margin 12.2%Valuation below sector median (P/E 12.6)

Tradability FilterGrade A โ€” 92/100Score impact: +6.8pt

Volume
100
1.1M avg/day
Dollar Vol
86
$29M/day
Float
100
298M shares
Mkt Cap
82
$14.7B
Range
78
40% spread
Composite Liquidity Score92/100
FDCBA

Multi-Year Range Analysis

Sideways: 8/100
YearLowHighRangeStatus
2021$20.78$26.2123.1%Narrow
2022$15.15$24.1645.8%Wide
2023$15.73$26.0049.2%Wide
2024$23.99$32.8731.2%Moderate
2025$26.25$35.5830.2%Moderate
3-Year Range
77.4%
Narrow Years
1 / 5
Sideways Penalty
None

Growth Projection Adjustment

0.7x dampening
weinstein basing

Growth estimates have been dampened based on technical and fundamental signals. This is a post-hoc adjustment to prevent overly optimistic projections for stocks showing declining momentum or deteriorating fundamentals.

Free Float
53.8%
Outstanding Shares
554M
Bid-Ask Spread
40.0%
Institutional Tradable
Yes

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.