NEWS CORP (NWSA)

News Corp. is diversified media and information services company, which engages in the business of creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services to consumers and businesses. It operates through the following segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other. The Digital Real Estate Services segment is involved in the operations of the REA Group. The Subscription Video Services segment provides sports, entertainment, and news services to pay-TV and streaming subscribers and other commercial licensees. The Dow Jones segment offers content and data through a variety of owned and off-platform media channels including newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. The Book Publishing segment focuses on HarperCollins which publishes and distributes consumer books globally through print, digital, and audio formats. The News Media segment includes the operations of News Corp Australia, News UK, and the New York Post. The Other segment consists of corporate overhead expenses, strategy costs, and costs related to the newspaper matters. The company was founded by Keith Rupert Murdoch in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Address

1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10036

Founded

1979

Number of Employees

23,900

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s)
- $32 $13 - - - - - - - - $22
Average Price - $15.22 $14.44 - - - - - - - - $14.99
# Shares Purchased - 2,110 891 - - - - - - - - 1,501
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date - 70.8% 80.1% - - - - - - - - 73.5%
S&P 500 Return to Date - 173.0% 168.6% - - - - - - - - 170.8%
Excess Total Return - -102.1% -88.5% - - - - - - - - -97.3%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank - 53% 55% - - - - - - - - 79%
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.

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