Quantinno Capital Management LP Has $543,000 Stock Position in News Co. (NASDAQ:NWSA)

Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in News Co. (NASDAQ:NWSAFree Report) by 56.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 31,436 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,399 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in News were worth $543,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its holdings in News by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 27,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its position in shares of News by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 193,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,519,000 after purchasing an additional 10,964 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in News by 48.5% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 572,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,418,000 after acquiring an additional 186,878 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its holdings in News by 9.8% during the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 292,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,046,000 after acquiring an additional 26,076 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prudential PLC lifted its holdings in News by 64.4% during the fourth quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 17,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $325,000 after acquiring an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 66.31% of the company’s stock.

News Stock Performance

NWSA opened at $19.82 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.15. News Co. has a 1 year low of $14.87 and a 1 year high of $21.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.40. The company has a market capitalization of $11.37 billion, a PE ratio of 42.17 and a beta of 1.31.

News (NASDAQ:NWSAGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 11th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.40 billion. News had a net margin of 2.64% and a return on equity of 4.71%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.16 EPS. Research analysts expect that News Co. will post 0.44 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com began coverage on News in a research report on Thursday, May 18th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock.

About News

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for News (NASDAQ:NWSA)

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