The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. 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 Citigroup on July 26, 2017, News Corp [NWS] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy.
Analyzing NWS Stock Performance
On last trading session, News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS] rose 0.53% to $30.25. The stock’s lowest price that day was $30.15, but it reached a high of $30.64 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.18%. Over the course of the year, News Corp shares have dropped approximately -0.49%.
Is News Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of News Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.45 million shares to 7.3 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 7.75 million shares. A decline of -6.19% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.63 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 7.63.
