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

Fox Co. (NASDAQ:FOXA) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FOX in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, April 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will earn $1.05 per share 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on FOXA. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of FOX from $50.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective on shares of FOX in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Loop Capital upped their target price on FOX from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on FOX from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on FOX from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. One 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 stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $51.56.

FOX Stock Down 4.1 %

NASDAQ FOXA opened at $49.73 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.14, a current ratio of 2.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. FOX has a 52 week low of $30.02 and a 52 week high of $58.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.65, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a fifty day moving average of $54.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.60.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FOX

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of FOX in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $132,161,000. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new position in FOX during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $67,471,000. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of FOX by 240.2% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,884,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,570,000 after buying an additional 1,330,908 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in shares of FOX by 308.5% during the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,218,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,174,000 after buying an additional 919,883 shares during the period. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its holdings in shares of FOX by 3,077.5% during the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 885,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,016,000 after buying an additional 857,609 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at FOX

In other FOX news, 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 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Chairman Keith Rupert Murdoch sold 58,000 shares of the company’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 directly owns 1,200,862 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,849,832.54. The trade was a 4.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 21.77% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

FOX Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. FOX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.56%.

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.