Seaport Res Ptn Estimates FOX’s FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:FOX)

Fox Co. (NASDAQ:FOX) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FOX in a research note issued on Friday, April 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will earn $4.75 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.63. The consensus estimate for FOX’s current full-year earnings is $4.25 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for FOX’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.95 EPS.

FOX (NASDAQ:FOX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.35. FOX had a net margin of 14.39% and a return on equity of 18.50%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.34 EPS.

Separately, Moffett Nathanson downgraded FOX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st.

FOX Stock Performance

Shares of FOX opened at $45.73 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.79, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 2.50 and a quick ratio of 2.14. FOX has a one year low of $27.63 and a one year high of $55.00. The business has a fifty day moving average of $50.73 and a 200 day moving average of $45.50.

FOX Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.36%. FOX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling at FOX

In related news, insider Adam G. Ciongoli sold 1,278 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.13, for a total value of $69,178.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 29,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,618,324.61. This represents a 4.10 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Chairman Keith Rupert Murdoch sold 58,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.17, for a total value of $3,083,860.00. Following the sale, the chairman now directly owns 1,200,862 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,849,832.54. This represents a 4.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 23.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of FOX

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in FOX by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 19,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $874,000 after buying an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of FOX by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $311,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in FOX by 51.5% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in FOX by 135.6% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 522 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in FOX by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 76,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,981,000 after purchasing an additional 538 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.41% of the company’s stock.

FOX Company Profile

Fox Corporation operates as a news, sports, and entertainment company in the United States (U.S.). The company operates through four segments: Cable Network Programming, Television, Credible, and The FOX Studio Lot. The Cable Network Programming segment produces and licenses news and sports content for distribution through traditional cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite operators and telecommunication companies, virtual multi-channel video programming distributors, and other digital platforms primarily in the U.S.