Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. News Corp shares valued at $1,274,725,356 were sold by MFT SH Family Trust on Sep 10 ’25. At $33.25 per share, MFT SH Family Trust sold 38,335,059 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, DeGrazio Marygrace sold 10,582 shares, netting a total of over 316,825 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $29.94 each, the insider now holds 21,722 shares.
Before that, Allen Ruth had sold 19,968 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $587,930, the Chief Human Resources Officer traded News Corp shares for $29.44 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 19,968 shares, worth approximately $0.0.
As published in a research note from Macquarie on August 06, 2025, News Corp [NWSA] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Neutral. Analysts at UBS upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early February. As of January 10, 2025, Citigroup has initiated its “Buy” rating for NWSA. Earlier on February 08, 2024, Macquarie upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for NWSA stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing NWSA Stock Performance
On last trading session, News Corp [NASDAQ: NWSA] plunged -2.21% to $28.77. The stock’s lowest price that day was $28.715, but it reached a high of $29.385 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.59%. Over the course of the year, News Corp shares have jumped approximately 8.28%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $30.75 on 07/15/25 and a 52-week low of $23.38 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for News Corp (NWSA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 28.53, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 28.29. In the upper region, resistance lies at 29.20. The next price resistance is at 29.63. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.61 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is News Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of News Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.82 million shares to 7.25 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 6.43 million shares. A jump of 11.35% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.11 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.11.
Which companies own the most shares of News Corp (NWSA)?
In terms of News Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 45 in the next 12 months, up nearly 52.96% from the previous closing price of $29.42. Analysts anticipate News Corp stock to reach 45 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 45. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked News Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 16, 2023, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $27.50.
