Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for FOX FY2025 Earnings

Fox Co. (NASDAQ:FOXA) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for FOX in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now expects that the company will earn $4.63 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.01. The consensus estimate for FOX’s current full-year earnings is $4.12 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for FOX’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.81 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on FOXA. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of FOX from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Moffett Nathanson cut FOX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $51.00 to $52.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group lifted their target price on FOX from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Bank of America increased their price target on FOX from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Loop Capital lifted their price objective on FOX from $48.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.19.

FOX Trading Down 0.8 %

NASDAQ FOXA opened at $52.79 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $24.11 billion, a PE ratio of 12.91, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.76. FOX has a 12 month low of $28.28 and a 12 month high of $55.56. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $48.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.09. The company has a current ratio of 2.59, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

FOX (NASDAQ:FOXA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.34. FOX had a return on equity of 16.49% and a net margin of 13.40%. The company had revenue of $5.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.78 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.34 EPS. FOX’s quarterly revenue was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis.

FOX Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 1%. FOX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 13.20%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Adam G. Ciongoli sold 1,278 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owns 29,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,618,324.61. This trade represents a 4.10 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Keith Rupert Murdoch sold 186,871 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.22, for a total transaction of $8,637,177.62. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 21.77% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FOX

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FOXA. Creative Planning lifted its position in FOX by 119.2% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 29,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,006,000 after acquiring an additional 15,921 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FOX during the second quarter worth about $962,000. Czech National Bank boosted its position in FOX by 3.9% in the third quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 45,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,937,000 after buying an additional 1,714 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in FOX by 65.1% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,000 after buying an additional 2,171 shares during the period. Finally, Mather Group LLC. raised its position in FOX by 74.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 4,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,000 after buying an additional 1,784 shares during the last quarter. 52.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.