News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS) to go ex-dividend.On 8/11/2017 News Corporation ( NASDAQ:NWS ) announced that it will be issuing a semiannual dividend in the amount of $0.10 down from $0.10News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS) Ex- dividend dateNews Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS) is set to go ex-dividend on 9/12/2017 and will be payable on 10/18/2017 Dividend History for News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS) The next payable dividend for News Corporation is scheduled for 10/18/2017. There is an annual dividend of $$0.20 with a yield of 1.45% The payout ration for the trailing 12 months of earnings is -51.28% , 14.39% based on this years estimates and 12.42% based on next years projected estimates.Recent Dividend History for News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS)
- On 2/6/2013 News Corporation announced a quarterly dividend of $0.09.
- On 2/7/2013 News Corporation announced a semiannual dividend of $0.09.
- On 8/13/2015 News Corporation announced a special dividend of $0.10.
- On 2/11/2016 News Corporation announced a semiannual dividend of $0.10.
- On 2/10/2017 News Corporation announced a semiannual dividend of $0.10.
Recent Insider Trading for News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS)
- On 10/3/2016 Bedi Ajay Singh, CFO, sold 29,857 with an average share price of $14.39 per share and the total transaction amounting to $429,642.23.
- On 2/27/2015 Kevin Halpin, CFO, sold 28,289 with an average share price of $17.30 per share and the total transaction amounting to $489,399.70.
- On 12/8/2014 James R Murdoch, Director, sold 613,425 with an average share price of $15.64 per share and the total transaction amounting to $9,593,967.00.
- On 8/14/2014 Natalie Bancroft, Director, bought 1,500 with an average share price of $16.86 per share and the total transaction amounting to $25,290.00.
- On 5/13/2013 James R Murdoch, CEO, sold 752,000 with an average share price of $33.32 per share and the total transaction amounting to $25,056,640.00.
Recent Analyst Rating for News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS)
- On 7/26/2017 Citigroup Inc., Upgrade, fromNeutral to Buy to Neutral
- On 10/27/2016 Bank of America Corporation, Downgrade, fromNeutral to Underperform to Neutral
- On 2/8/2016 Jefferies Group LLC, Reiterated Rating, to bought with a price target of $19.00 to $18.00
- On 2/1/2016 FBR & Co, Reiterated Rating, to Outperform with a price target of $19.00 to $18.00
- On 11/9/2015 Wells Fargo & Company, Reiterated Rating, to Market Perform
Recent Trading for News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWS) Shares of News Corporation closed the previous trading session at 13.80 down -0.20 -1.43% with 312,200 shares trading hands.