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NEWS CORPEvidence as of 2026-10-06The desk's Snapshot
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Overview · NEWS CORP
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, Bar…
Management team
- Ms. Susan Lee Panuccio B.Bus (Hons), BBUS (Dist), ICCA · Senior AdviserFind on LinkedIn
- Ms. Lavanya Chandrashekar · Chief Financial OfficerFind on LinkedIn
- Ms. Ruth Allen · Executive VP & Chief Human Resources OfficerFind on LinkedIn
- Mr. David B. Pitofsky · Executive VP & General CounselFind on LinkedIn
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Moneyta sentiment
Where the published evidence leans after the desk debated it, not a rating or a recommendation.
−0.2 on a −2 to +2 scale (was −0.1 before the debate changed the read).
What builds the score
Solid bars are analyst rubric scores; faded bars are computed directly from data. Claims dropped in debate count for nothing; weakened claims count at half weight.
Editor's note
Written after the debate settled. The rest of the page is the evidence behind it.
The desk rates the evidence balance as Mixed ( -0.2 of a possible +2; was -0.1 before debate) with high confidence. Reported revenues rose from $2,144,000,000 in Q1 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2025-09-30) to $2,362,000,000 in Q2 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2025-12-31) and then fell to $2,185,000,000 in Q3 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-03-31). Net income followed the same pattern at $112,000,000, $193,000,000 and $89,000,000 respectively, while diluted EPS moved from $0.20 to $0.34 and back to $0.16 as weighted-average diluted shares declined from 566,900,000 to 562,000,000 and 555,700,000.
On the balance sheet, cash and cash equivalents fluctuated in a roughly $2.05–2.20 billion range ($2,198,000,000; $2,051,000,000; $2,171,000,000; $2,095,000,000 across the quarter-ends), long-term debt edged up from $1,931,000,000 to $1,989,000,000, and total assets rose slightly to $15,544,000,000 by FY 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-06-30) while stockholders' equity climbed into Q2 then declined to $8,526,000,000 by FY 2026. Market signals show a golden cross with the price -3.1% vs the 50‑day SMA and +6.1% vs the 200‑day SMA (cross age 83 days), low beta ( 0.32 ) but elevated short‑term realized volatility (30‑day annualized +22.8%, 90‑day +29.0%), and institutional reported holdings of $2.45B as of 2026-06-30 down 5.7% quarter‑over‑quarter.
How this note was made
every stage ran before the note was writtenAnalyst desk
Mercer, Oakes, Nash, Ellis, Yates, Talbot and Archer. The desk: named AI agents, not people. Each reads one slice of the evidence and nothing else (no outside knowledge, no browsing), so every finding traces to a source you can open.
Reads the XBRL figures companies file with the SEC (revenue, margins, income, debt and share count, quarter by quarter) and reports which way the trend is running.
Reported revenues were $2,144,000,000 for fiscal Q1 2026 (2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30), $2,362,000,000 for fiscal Q2 2026 (2025-10-01 to 2025-12-31), and $2,185,000,000 for fiscal Q3 2026 (2026-01-01 to 2026-03-31), showing an increase from Q1 to Q2 and a decline from Q2 to Q3.
XBRL companyfacts · 0001564708-25-000573Net income (loss) was $112,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026, $193,000,000 in fiscal Q2 2026, and $89,000,000 in fiscal Q3 2026, following the same rise-then-decline pattern as revenues over those three quarters.
XBRL companyfacts · 0001564708-25-000573Reads the filings themselves, above all the year-over-year diff of Item 1A risk factors: which risks a company added, dropped or quietly reworded since its last annual report.
Which filings the desk reads
The desk reads the annual 10-K in full: its risk factors, and how they changed since last year. Quarterly 10-Qs and event filings (8-Ks, insider Form 4s) are listed for context but not read line by line: the 10-K is where the material risk disclosures live. A brand-new company, or one we have only just begun tracking, may have no annual report on file yet; its risk analysis fills in once that lands.
In the management discussion filed 2026-08-07, News Corporation states that fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025 each included 52 weeks and that the company maintains a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Sunday closest to June 30.
Management's discussion · filed 2026-08-07In the management discussion filed 2026-08-07, News Corporation describes its reportable segments and states that the company manages and reports its businesses in five segments, including Dow Jones, Digital Real Estate Services and Book Publishing (with further segment descriptions provided for each).
Management's discussion · filed 2026-08-07Reads the signal panel above (momentum, volatility, drawdown, relative strength and beta) and ranks each against the whole research universe rather than judging it in isolation.
Momentum over 3 months is +5.0%, over 6 months is +13.7%, and the 12_1 momentum metric is +6.3%.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-10-05weakened in debateThe chart shows a golden cross is present and the price is -3.1% vs its 50-day SMA while it is +6.1% vs its 200-day SMA (cross age 83 days).
Moneyta signal set · 2026-10-05Reads which funds hold the name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings, to show the exposure you may already carry through index funds.
Institutional 13F-reported holdings total $2.45B as of the period ended 2026-06-30, with aggregate reported value down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter and 34 reported positions exited in the quarter.
13F holdings · 345 filers · as of 2026-06-30As of the 2026-06-30 13F period, the five largest reported institutional holders were SOF Ltd ($274.5M), Independent Franchise Partners LLP ($253.2M), STATE STREET CORP ($241.1M), BlackRock, Inc. ($213.2M), and VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ($174.6M).
13F holdings · 345 filers · as of 2026-06-30Reads recent headlines that are genuinely about this company, ignoring rating chatter and market-wide stories. Findings argue in the debate but never move the sentiment score.
A headline on 4 October 2026 reports a market update about the company's Nasdaq-listed share programme and states that ASX-listed CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs) remain excluded.
News · kalkinemedia.com · 2026-10-04A headline on 4 October 2026 reports that director Jose Maria Aznar filed an SEC Form 4 disclosing changes in beneficial ownership.
News · kalkinemedia.com · 2026-10-04Reads parsed Forms 3/4/5: who bought or sold, at what size, and whether a 10b5-1 plan was involved. Flags clustered open-market officer buying; treats plan sales as routine and never counts a fund or 10%-holder as an officer.
Robert J Thomson (Chief Executive Officer) reported sales of "$7.0M" for "240578" shares (Form 4/5 code F) on 2026-08-15.
Form 4 · Thomson Robert J (Chief Executive Officer) · $0 code M · 2026-08-15David B Pitofsky (General Counsel) reported sales of "$1.5M" for "51423" shares (reported 2026-08-17) and additional Form-4/Form-5 entries showing "$1.1M" for "37968" shares and "8382" shares coded M on 2026-08-15.
Form 4 · Pitofsky David B (General Counsel) · $1.5M sold · 2026-08-17Reads the implied-expectations math built from the company's own filings (the growth rate today's price would justify, and the multiples beside it) and argues whether the market's bar looks high or low for this business. Never turns the math into a target.
The filings on record don't carry four quarters of both operating cash flow and capital expenditure. IFRS filers report no common capex concept, so no FCF claim is made..
Debate and risk review
A bull and a bear contest the claims and the chair rules on each; the risk review stress-tests what survived.
A bull and a bear argue the analysts' claims across two rounds, then a chair rules on each one. Only what survives feeds the score. The argument is shown, not hidden, so you can judge the reasoning yourself.
Several claims together support a constructive read: diluted EPS improved sharply in Q2 2026 while weighted-average diluted shares declined alongside $92M of repurchases (fundamentals-2, fundamentals-3), which is consistent with EPS accretion from buybacks (evidence strength: moderate–strong). Total assets showed a small but steady increase across the reported points (fundamentals-6, evidence strength: moderate), and cash and cash equivalents remained in a relatively stable ~ $2.05–2.20B range (fundamentals-4, evidence strength: moderate), indicating balance-sheet stability as revenues and net income moved quarter-to-quarter (fundamentals-0, fundamentals-1, evidence strength: moderate). Market technicals provide additional supportive context: positive medium-term momentum, a golden cross with price above the 200-day SMA, and low beta/correlation to SPY (market-0, market-1, market-2, evidence strength: moderate), while a group of large institutional holders report meaningful positions (ownership-1, evidence strength: moderate). Together these points form a favorable informational read focusing on improving EPS dynamics, active capital return, stable liquidity, and constructive market positioning.
Chair's verdict, claim by claim
Fragility · computed, not argued
balanced0.33
32 surviving claims rest on 16 distinct sources; the heaviest analyst carries 25% of them, and 98% of what the desk raised survived the debate.
The surviving set draws on a moderate breadth of sources but leans meaningfully on a single analyst’s contributions; that analyst-level concentration raises the chance that a few interpretation choices drive several claims. The very high survival rate from the desk debate implies low internal challenge — useful for consistency but increasing fragility from potential groupthink or untested assumptions, so treat the read as informational rather than definitive.
Peer context · computed, not argued
12-1 momentum ranks 6th of 10 in Entertainment (as of 2026-10-05).
6-month relative strength ranks 3rd of 10 in Entertainment (as of 2026-10-05).
90-day volatility ranks 6th of 10 in Entertainment (as of 2026-10-05).
dividend yield ranks 5th of 9 in Entertainment (as of 2026-10-05).
Disconfirming evidence · base rates · falsifiers
Context
Outside consensus, and where this name already sits in your own portfolio.
Third-party consensus shown for context. It never enters Moneyta sentiment. When the two diverge, the debate above is where the why lives.
What this was built from
Every figure on this page traces to one of these. The desk reads only what is listed here (no outside knowledge, no browsing), and each card shows who read it and what it contributed to the score.
8 filings· 2 cited
SEC XBRL filings
Quarterly figures as filed with the SEC, read straight from EDGAR's structured data, not retyped or estimated.
Read by Mercer+0.3 to the score
11 documents· 1 cited
SEC filing documents
The filings themselves, including the year-over-year comparison of Item 1A risk factors.
Read by Oakes+0.0 to the score
1 signal set
Moneyta signal set
Computed from our own end-of-day price history and ranked against the whole research universe. No AI involved.
Read by Nash+0.1 to the score
3 holdings records· 1 cited
Fund holdings
Which funds hold this name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings.
Read by Ellis+0.0 to the score
8 headlines· 2 cited
News coverage
Recent headlines about this company, rating chatter excluded and nothing published after the report date.
Read by Yatesnothing survived
7 filings· 2 cited
Insider filings
Parsed Forms 3/4/5 from EDGAR: named insiders, share counts, prices, and 10b5-1 plan state, with stated and inferred flags kept apart.
Read by Talbot−1.2 to the score
1 record· 0 cited
Company profile
Sector, industry and company details.
1 record· 0 cited
Analyst consensus
Third-party consensus, shown for context only; it never enters Moneyta sentiment.
Read means we pulled and handed it to an analyst; cited means a claim on this page points at it. Reading twelve quarters to state one trend is normal; the gap is shown rather than hidden.
Written by AI, checked against sources
The analysts, the bull–bear debate and the editor's note are AI agents reading only the evidence listed on this page. They can misread a filing or a headline, which is why every claim cites a source you can open and check yourself. The sentiment score is arithmetic over the claims that survived the debate, not a language model's opinion.
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