New York-based News Corporation (NWS) is a media and information services company that creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide. With a market cap of $18.4 billion, the company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, and Dow Jones Risk & Compliance.

NWS has outperformed the broader market over the past year and in 2025. NWS stock prices have grown 21.7% over the past 52 weeks and 6.7% on a YTD basis, compared to the S&P 500 Index’s ($SPX) 10.2% gains over the past year and a 1.3% decline in 2025.

Narrowing the focus, NWS has lagged behind the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF Fund’s (XLC) 22.3% rise over the past 52 weeks, but has outperformed XLC’s 3.5% uptick in 2025.

News Corporation’s stock grew marginally in the trading session after the release of its Q3 results on May 8. The company reported a 1% year-over-year increase in its revenue to approximately $2 billion, primarily driven by higher circulation and subscription revenues at the Dow Jones segment, higher Australian residential revenues at REA Group, and higher book sales at the Book Publishing segment. Moreover, its adjusted total segment EBITDA rose 15.3% from the prior year’s quarter to $301 million. NWS’ adjusted net income and adjusted EPS grew 28.9% and 30.8% year-over-year to $98 million and $0.17, respectively.

For the current fiscal year, ending in June 2026, analysts expect NWS to report a 25.7% year-over-year increase in adjusted EPS to $0.88. NWS has a lackluster earnings surprise history. It has failed to meet the Street’s bottom-line estimates in two of the past four quarters.

All three analysts covering the stock recommend a “Strong Buy” rating on NWS.

This configuration has remained unchanged in recent months.

On Apr. 11, Morgan Stanley (MS) analyst Andrew McLeod reduced NWS’ price target to $37, while maintaining an “Overweight” rating.

As of writing, NWS’ mean price target of $38.67 indicates a premium of 19.1% from the current market prices. Whereas, its Street-high target of $41 indicates an impressive upside of 26.3% from the current market prices.