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

Fox Co. (NASDAQ:FOXA) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for FOX in a research report issued on Friday, April 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now expects that the company will earn $1.05 per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

FOX (NASDAQ:FOXA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $4.78 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.34 EPS. FOX’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of FOX from a “peer perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $48.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday. StockNews.com lowered shares of FOX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Loop Capital raised their price target on shares of FOX from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on FOX from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on FOX from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $51.06.

FOX Price Performance

Shares of FOXA stock opened at $47.45 on Monday. FOX has a 52 week low of $30.02 and a 52 week high of $58.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.52 billion, a PE ratio of 10.16, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.51. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average is $54.13 and its 200-day moving average is $48.70.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FOX

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FOXA. WealthTrak Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in FOX during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of FOX by 91.0% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 550 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of FOX during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in FOX by 61.5% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in FOX by 122.3% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 669 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 368 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 52.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at FOX

In other news, insider Adam G. Ciongoli sold 1,278 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider now owns 29,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,618,324.61. The trade was a 4.10 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Keith Rupert Murdoch sold 58,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.17, for a total transaction of $3,083,860.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 1,200,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,849,832.54. This represents a 4.61 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 21.77% of the company’s stock.

FOX Dividend Announcement

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

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.