Seaport Res Ptn Has Positive Outlook of FOX FY2025 Earnings

Fox Co. (NASDAQ:FOXA) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of FOX in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $4.63 for the year, up from their previous 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.

A number of other research firms have also commented on FOXA. Moffett Nathanson lowered shares of FOX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $51.00 to $52.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Loop Capital boosted their target price on FOX from $48.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on FOX from $51.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on FOX from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of FOX from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $50.19.

FOX Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FOXA opened at $53.24 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $48.79 and a 200 day moving average of $44.03. The company has a current ratio of 2.59, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The stock has a market cap of $24.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.02, a P/E/G 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.

FOX (NASDAQ:FOXA) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.34. FOX had a return on equity of 16.49% and a net margin of 13.40%. The business had revenue of $5.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.78 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.34 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

FOX Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 currently 13.20%.

Insider Transactions at FOX

In other news, Chairman Keith Rupert Murdoch sold 186,871 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.22, for a total transaction of $8,637,177.62. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Adam G. Ciongoli sold 1,278 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.13, for a total transaction of $69,178.14. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 29,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,618,324.61. This represents a 4.10 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 21.77% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FOXA. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in FOX by 61.5% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 654 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of FOX by 91.0% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of FOX by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 14,520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $705,000 after acquiring an additional 281 shares in the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC boosted its stake in FOX by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 10,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $524,000 after purchasing an additional 292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Callan Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of FOX by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 5,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 52.52% of the company’s stock.

About FOX

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.