Seaport Res Ptn Comments on FOX’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:FOXA)

Fox Co. (NASDAQ:FOXA) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for FOX in a research note issued on Friday, April 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.05 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.98. The consensus estimate for FOX’s current full-year earnings is $4.38 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for FOX’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.75 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.95 EPS.

FOXA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barclays increased their price target on shares of FOX from $39.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of FOX from $64.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of FOX in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on FOX from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on FOX from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, FOX currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $51.35.

FOX Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of FOX stock opened at $48.55 on Monday. FOX has a 12-month low of $30.02 and a 12-month high of $58.74. The company has a quick ratio of 2.14, a current ratio of 2.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The business’s 50 day moving average is $54.24 and its 200-day moving average is $48.66. The stock has a market cap of $22.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.51.

FOX (NASDAQ:FOXA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.34. The company had revenue of $5.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.78 billion. FOX had a return on equity of 18.50% and a net margin of 14.39%. FOX’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.34 EPS.

FOX Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 1%. FOX’s payout ratio is 11.56%.

Insider Activity at FOX

In related news, Chairman Keith Rupert Murdoch sold 58,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.17, for a total value of $3,083,860.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 1,200,862 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,849,832.54. This trade represents a 4.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Adam G. Ciongoli sold 1,278 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.13, for a total transaction of $69,178.14. Following the sale, 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. 21.77% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FOX

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. WealthTrak Capital Management LLC bought a new position in FOX in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of FOX by 91.0% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 550 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of FOX during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in FOX by 61.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its position in FOX by 122.3% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 368 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.