News (NWSA) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.35
- Estimate
- $0.23
- Surprise
- +51.2%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.3 → 6.6/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
News (NWSA) beat the $0.23 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.35 — a large 51.2% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.3/10) to Hold at 6.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates NWSA Buy (Wait) at 5.6/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +51.2% surprise compares with a +20.1% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Positive news sentiment (+0.67)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: Amazon Web Services and Google
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (3.9% away)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $30.42
- Entry target
- $27.39
- Price target
- $31.24
- Stop
- $25.94
- Upside to target
- +2.7%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.2:1
The stock trades at 28.9× trailing but 20.1× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 71 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
NWSA at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Entertainment
- Market cap
- $16.41B
- P/E (fwd)
- 20.1
- P/E (ttm)
- 28.9
- 52-week range
- $22.20–$31.61
- Off 52-week high
- 3.8%
- RSI (14)
- 71
- Volume vs avg
- 0.85×
- Score today
- 5.6/10