NWSA NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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News Corp A · Communication Services · Entertainment

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Latest close 27.56 USD
3.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.0%, after a 3.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 42/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 3d.

Setup score 50 out of 100
Latest Close 27.56 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.0% latest completed week
4W Return 3.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 2.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 36.5% 19 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 9-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 3.0% Latest completed week; four-week move 3.5%. Indicator stack 51/66 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 42/100 conviction; expected move 10.2%. News sentiment 53/100 9 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 3d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 58.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.0%, after a 3.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4712-week average 0.35

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.47Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 3.5% over four weeks, 2.0% over 12 weeks, and -4.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 9 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.0%
4W3.5%
12W2.0%
26W2.4%
52W-4.5%
Active trend streak9 weeks
Active weeks in one year19
Trend breadth36.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.79Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change22.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-4.59Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change64.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength35/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Value36/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Quality79/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Momentum20/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Growth75/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework50/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
13.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
73.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
8.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
16.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
118.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-9.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.6x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

NWSA shows bullish options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.25, expected move of 10.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction43/100
Expected move10.2%
Put/call volume0.25
Pressure72
Speculation0
Volatility71
Trend agreement20
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Insider activity10 / 10

10 acquisitions and 10 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.

3 positive · 5 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings3dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move10.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-12.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.6%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher19 of 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.3%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-16.8%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week+3.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains15
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.0% / -3.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape49/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 49/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis57/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 9/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.47; No reversal markers Factors42/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 16; Small Cap Core rank 32 SVQF50/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 366.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options48/100

NWSA shows bullish options pressure with a 42/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.25, expected move of 10.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 10.2% Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.

Sphere Entertainment’s (NYSE:SPHR) Q2 CY2026 Sales Beat Estimates, Stock Soars Insiders10 / 10

10 acquisitions and 10 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings3d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202627.56 USD3.0%25.60 USD25.86 USD0.79-4.5917.1MOn
24 Jul 202626.76 USD-5.9%25.55 USD25.81 USD0.83-7.3816.9MOn
17 Jul 202628.43 USD3.9%25.53 USD25.76 USD0.84-3.7314.1MOn
10 Jul 202627.37 USD2.7%25.45 USD25.70 USD0.71-11.6617.5MOn
3 Jul 202626.64 USD4.8%25.41 USD25.65 USD0.65-13.0631.3MOn
26 Jun 202625.41 USD0.5%25.38 USD25.61 USD0.74-16.9532.2MOn
19 Jun 202625.28 USD-1.6%25.39 USD25.57 USD0.84-21.7049.5MOn
12 Jun 202625.68 USD-5.8%25.40 USD25.52 USD0.88-19.0322.8MOn
5 Jun 202627.26 USD4.4%25.41 USD25.48 USD1.04-12.6820.4MOn
29 May 202626.10 USD0.8%25.39 USD25.42 USD1.11-20.6317.9MOff
22 May 202625.89 USD-0.1%25.40 USD25.37 USD1.11-19.6518.9MOff
15 May 202625.92 USD-4.1%25.41 USD25.32 USD1.06-19.2223.7MOff
8 May 202627.02 USD3.0%25.41 USD25.27 USD0.89-16.6831.1MOff
1 May 202626.24 USD0.2%25.37 USD25.22 USD0.48-15.3219.1MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.