Name: News (NWS) Short Position History
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NWS

Media & Entertainment

News

Short interest: 1.29%; −0.40 pp 30d; as of 12 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 460.1K
Shares on issue: 35.709M

Price & short interest

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About News

News Corporation is a global media and information services company with a diverse portfolio, including newspaper and book publishing, digital real estate services, and sports programming. The company leverages its trusted brands and content to deliver value to customers and shareholders. News Corp holds a strong market position in Australia with its pay-TV distribution and integrated marketing services.

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News (ASX:NWS) has 1.29% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 12 Oct 2026, or about 460,139 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.40 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.41 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 18.74% in October 2013. NWS is classified in the Media & Entertainment industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Short interest

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Weekly context: The 10 most shorted ASX stocks — Week 42, 2026.

Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads NWS today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 31rank 537 of 1918
CAN SLIMWatchScore 38rank 181 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateTriggeredScore 71rank 62 of 1695
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 19rank 351 of 1453
Quality compoundersWatchScore 58rank 82 of 1668

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NWS fundamentals

In the year to 30 Jun 2026, News (ASX:NWS) recorded revenue of US$9.0B and net profit after tax of US$573.0M. A year earlier it recorded revenue of US$8.5B and net profit after tax of US$1.2B. Year-on-year growth: revenue +6.8% (FY), EPS −50.2% (TTM). Net margin 6.3%, return on equity 6.6% (FY). Figures are in USD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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