$NWS
News Corporation Class B Common Stock
XNAS•Communication Services•Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
Why is NWS up today? It is at $33.78 (+0.75%), and our scanner flagged it 24 times on unusual volume this month. See the catalyst behind the move, real-time alerts the moment NWS spikes, and full due diligence on NWS — key stats, earnings, dilution and insider activity. Free.
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Key Stats
- Price
- $33.78
- Change today
- +0.75%
- Previous close
- $33.53
- 52-week range
- $25.49 – $35.31
- Market cap
- $18.09B
- P/E ratio
- 134.32
- Dividend yield
- 0.6% ($0.20)
- Shares outstanding
- 540.2M Live vendor count
- Institutional own.
- 55.83%
- Total held
- 55.8%
- Tradeable float
- 238.6M 44% of shares · after 56% institutions
- Short interest
- 7.0M ▼ -6% vs prior · as of 2026-07-31
- Short % of float
- 2.9%
- Days to cover
- 7.3d
- Avg daily volume
- 1.4M
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
- Exchange
- XNAS
- 5m
- 0.0x
- 15m
- 0.1x
- 1h
- 0.2x
- 1D
- 0.1x
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Why is $NWS up today?
NWS is one of today's most active names, trading on unusually heavy volume (live price and day move above). Our scanner has fired 1 unusual-volume and momentum alert on NWS today. Fresh from the SEC: NEWS CORP: Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.. A material company disclosure like this is often the real catalyst behind a move of this size.
Insiders
Insiders selling0 buys, 17 sells last 3 months (2/47 over 12 months)Show 12 recent transactionsMinimize 12 recent transactions
| Insider | Action | Shares | % of position | Owns after | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allen Ruth Officer | Sold (automatic/other) | -22K | n/a | n/a | $624K at $28.99 | Aug 17, 26 |
Chandrashekar Lavanya Officer | Sold (automatic/other) | -18K | n/a | n/a | $510K at $28.66 | Aug 17, 26 |
Pitofsky David B Officer | Sold (automatic/other) | -51K | sold 38% | 83K | $1.5M at $28.76 | Aug 17, 26 |
Delany Julian Officer | Sold (automatic/other) | -2K | n/a | n/a | $50K at $28.72 | Aug 17, 26 |
Degrazio Marygrace Officer | Sold (automatic/other) | -18K | sold 41% | 26K | $526K at $28.76 | Aug 17, 26 |
Murdoch Keith Rupert Other | Sold (automatic/other) | -14K | n/a | n/a | $415K at $29.16 | Aug 15, 26 |
Murdoch Keith Rupert Other | Other | 14K | n/a | 14K | n/a | Aug 15, 26 |
Thomson Robert J Officer | Sold (automatic/other) | -550K 0.1% of company | n/a | n/a | $16.0M at $29.16 | Aug 15, 26 |
Thomson Robert J Officer | Other | 550K 0.1% of company | n/a | 444K | n/a | Aug 15, 26 |
Allen Ruth Officer | Sold (automatic/other) | -15K | sold 52% | 14K | $441K at $29.16 | Aug 15, 26 |
Allen Ruth Officer | Other | 37K | n/a | 24K | n/a | Aug 15, 26 |
Chandrashekar Lavanya Officer | Sold (automatic/other) | -7K | sold 35% | 12K | $193K at $29.16 | Aug 15, 26 |
Recent Form-4 filings via Nasdaq. Open-market buys are the signal worth watching. Grants and automatic (10b5-1) sells are routine. “% of position” is the share of that insider’s own holding the trade moved. Not investment advice.
Dilution watch
UnavailableWe could not reach SEC EDGAR, so the dilution check did not run for $NWS. This is not a clean result: there may be an offering, a registration or a shelf on file that we were unable to read. Check it yourself on SEC EDGAR before trading it.
$NWS Sentiment
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$NWS Activity
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NWS stock FAQ
Why is $NWS up today?
NWS is one of today's most active names, trading on unusually heavy volume (live price and day move above). Our scanner has fired 1 unusual-volume and momentum alert on NWS today. Fresh from the SEC: NEWS CORP: Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.. A material company disclosure like this is often the real catalyst behind a move of this size.
What is the NWS stock price today?
NWS last traded at $33.78, up 0.75% on the day. The price and chart above update live during market hours (4 AM to 8 PM ET).
Does NWS pay a dividend?
Yes. NWS currently has a dividend yield of about 0.6% ($0.20 per share per year). Dividend figures can change; this is not investment advice.
Where can I see live NWS alerts?
The NWS Live Alerts panel on this page streams real-time unusual volume (RVOL), momentum, halt and 200-EMA alerts from our scanner the moment they fire. Our scanner has flagged NWS 24 times in the last 30 days.
What exchange is NWS on?
NWS (News Corporation Class B Common Stock) trades on XNAS, with a market cap of about $18.09B in the NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING sector.
Is NWS good for day trading?
That depends on your strategy and risk. Day traders look for volume, volatility and a clear trend. Use the live chart, RVOL alerts and 200-EMA context on this page to judge NWS for yourself. This is not investment advice.
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