What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for FOX FY2025 Earnings?

Fox Co. (NASDAQ:FOX) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for FOX in a research note issued to investors 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.96 EPS 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 period in the previous year, the company earned $0.34 earnings per share.

Separately, Moffett Nathanson lowered shares of FOX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st.

FOX Trading Down 2.6 %

FOX stock opened at $44.53 on Monday. FOX has a 52 week low of $27.63 and a 52 week high of $55.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 2.14 and a current ratio of 2.50. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.55. The company has a market capitalization of $20.19 billion, a PE ratio of 9.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.58.

FOX Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.43%. FOX’s dividend payout ratio is 11.56%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Chairman Keith Rupert Murdoch sold 58,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.17, for a total transaction of $3,083,860.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 1,200,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,849,832.54. The trade was a 4.61 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Adam G. Ciongoli sold 1,278 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider now directly owns 29,897 shares in the company, valued at $1,618,324.61. This trade represents a 4.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 23.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of FOX by 7,082.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 472,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,927,000 after buying an additional 466,330 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of FOX by 327.3% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in FOX during the 4th quarter worth $201,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in FOX in the 4th quarter worth about $2,524,000. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp bought a new position in FOX in the fourth quarter valued at about $206,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.41% 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.