New York-based News Corporation (NWS) is a media and information services company. Valued at a market cap of $18.2 billion, the company primarily operates in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom and provides news and information services, sports programming services, digital real estate services and book publishing, digital education, and pay-TV distribution services.
Shares of this media company have outpaced the broader market over the past 52 weeks. NWS has rallied 40% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has gained 31.3%. However, on a YTD basis, the stock has gained 24.9%, slightly lagging behind SPX’s 25.5% return.
