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. Television segment produces, acquires, markets, and distributes programming through the FOX broadcast network, advertising supported video-on-demand service Tubi, and operates power broadcast television stations including duopolies and other digital platform; and produces content for third parties. The Credible segment engages in the consumer finance marketplace. The FOX Studio Lot segment provides television and film production services along with office space, studio operation services and includes all operations of the facility. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Fox Corporation appears financially resilient, but the market is already pricing in significantly more than the fundamental multiples justify. The company’s strength lies in its high liquidity: a quick ratio of 2.99 and a current ratio of 3.17 are well above industry benchmarks, reducing the risk of short-term balance sheet pressure. Leverage is moderate: the debt/equity ratio of 0.56 is below the median, and long-term debt has barely increased over the period, supporting the investment profile. At the same time, profitability remains solid: ROE of 14.6%, ROA of 7.62%, and ROI of 9.29% are above the industry, while the operating margin of 20.41% looks especially strong and points to a high-quality operating model. However, the efficiency trend is not perfect: ROE, ROA, ROI, and net profit margin have gradually declined compared with earlier periods, suggesting some cooling in earnings quality. Revenue and profit in absolute terms remain high, but the year-to-year trajectory is uneven, and net income and operating income do not show a sustained acceleration. At the valuation level, the picture is mixed: P/E is below the industry, but P/S, P/B, and especially P/FCF are noticeably above the median, meaning investors are paying a premium for sales, equity, and free cash flow. This is particularly important because gross margin is below the industry, so part of the operating strength is already offset by less favorable gross economics. Dividend yield of 0.48% has declined compared with previous periods, so the dividend argument for re-rating is weak. Overall, the balance sheet and operating profitability look strong, but expensive multiples and weakening trends limit the upside in valuation. For a conservative investor, this is more a story of quality and stability than of clear undervaluation. Therefore, the fundamental picture more likely justifies a slight reduction in the target benchmark than an increase.

Fox Corporation

Сильный индекс, значительно упал. Быки в растерянности.

Strong index, significantly down. The bulls are confused.

Средний индекс, значительно вырос. Рынок не поддерживает быков.

Medium index, significantly up. The market does not support the bulls.

Слабый индекс, незначительно вырос

Fox has a strong balance sheet and high operating margin, but expensive P/S, P/B, and P/FCF multiples, along with weakening profitability momentum, limit the upside.

Key Points
Netflix is a huge business facing some challenges.
But it has always survived challenges in the past.
Its valuation is compelling at recent levels.
Looking for a promising growth stock for your long-term portfolio? How about one that has averaged annual gains of 24% over the past 15 years and 24% over the past three years?
I'm referring to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), which needs no introduction.
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The stock has averaged big losses over the past three years, though, which either means it's in trouble -- or it's presenting a great buying opportunity for long-term believers.
I think it's the latter. Netflix has actually been my best-performing investment ever, and I've been investing for decades. I'm hanging on to the stock, too, because I think it has more room to grow.
So why invest in Netflix? Well, it's one of the world's premier streaming services. It does have competition, from the likes of Amazon.com's Prime Video and, increasingly, Alphabet's YouTube. Netflix has addressed this in part by expanding its scope -- such as by offering live sports broadcasts, cloud-based games, and video podcasts. In addition, by now having an advertising-supported membership group, the company has created another significant revenue stream.
And Netflix is still growing, too. Its second quarter, reported in July, featured revenue up 13% year over year to $12.6 billion. It's offering programming in about 50 languages to more than half a billion people in more than 190 countries. It's clearly a major force in the U.S., and it can grow bigger in many other countries, too.
Netflix's valuation is another draw. Its forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio was recently 25.4, well below the five-year average of 30.6, and its regular P/E ratio of 25.2 is also below the five-year average of 36.2.
There are indeed challenges the company is facing, but I wouldn't count it out. Management has demonstrated admirable restraint by walking away from some big deals, such as those with Warner Bros. Discovery and Roku, after choosing not to match the winning bids from Paramount Skydance and Fox, respectively. Many managements would have kept bidding, with insufficient regard for shareholder value.
Even some big investors, such as Bill Ackman, are buying Netflix.
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In trading on Friday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.3%. Leading the group were shares of TRX Gold, up about 9.1% and shares of Encore Energy up about 7% on the day.
Also showing relative strength are television & radio shares, up on the day by about 2% as a group, led by Newsmax, trading higher by about 17.8% and Fox, trading higher by about 5.3% on Friday.
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(RTTNews) - Fox Corporation (FOXA) announced a profit for fourth quarter of $691 million
The company's earnings totaled $691 million, or $1.61 per share. This compares with $717 million, or $1.57 per share, last year.
Excluding items, Fox Corporation reported adjusted earnings of $765 million or $1.79 per share for the period.
The company's revenue for the period rose 28.1% to $4.212 billion from $3.287 billion last year.
Fox Corporation earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings: $691 Mln. vs. $717 Mln. last year. -EPS: $1.61 vs. $1.57 last year. -Revenue: $4.212 Bln vs. $3.287 Bln last year.
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Fox Corporation Q4 Sales Increase

Central Garden (CENTA) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.54 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.51 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.56 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +1.99%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this pet and lawn products maker would post earnings of $1.08 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.29, delivering a surprise of +19.44%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times.
Central Garden, which belongs to the Zacks Consumer Products - Discretionary industry, posted revenues of $882.36 million for the quarter ended June 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.66%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $960.91 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.
The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
Central Garden shares have added about 32.4% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 13%.
What's Next for Central Garden?
While Central Garden has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Central Garden was unfavorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to underperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is -$0.05 on $586.21 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $2.90 on $2.99 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Consumer Products - Discretionary is currently in the bottom 22% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
One other stock from the broader Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector, Fox Corporation (FOX), is yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2026. The results are expected to be released on August 6.
This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $1.15 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -9.5%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 13.9% lower over the last 30 days to the current level.
Fox Corporation's revenues are expected to be $3.73 billion, up 13.5% from the year-ago quarter.
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Key Points
Netflix has been a powerhouse performer, but its growth appears to be slowing.
Shares of Netflix are attractively priced right now.
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has averaged annual gains of 21% over the past 15 years. But in 2026, shares are down 25%. Is this a good opportunity to invest in Netflix?
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Why invest in Netflix?
Netflix is a streaming powerhouse, along with Amazon's Prime Video service. Per Evoca.tv, Netflix's recent U.S. streaming market share was 21%, vs. 22% for Amazon Prime Video. The company has boasted that "We are entertaining over half a billion people in more than 190 countries and 50 languages..."
In its second quarter, Netflix posted revenue rising 13% year over year and net income up 9%. The company has been broadening its offerings, too, with live sports broadcasts, games, and podcasts.
Netflix's shares seem reasonably valued at recent levels, with a forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 22, below its five-year average of 31. Its recent price-to-sales ratio of 6.1 is also below its average of 6.5.
A final plus is management discipline, as Netflix has walked away from some big deals, such as those with Warner Bros. Discovery and Roku, after choosing not to match the winning bids from Paramount Skydance and Fox, respectively. A company with less regard for shareholder value might have kept bidding. Netflix's management has also been buying back millions of shares -- 13.5 million in the last quarter -- which rewards shareholders. Why might you not invest in Netflix?
Of course, there are some concerns to consider. There have been reports of Netflix losing viewers between seasons of various shows due to too long a wait for the next season. Also, some worry that it's relying on price increases for growth more than it should. Be sure to look at the whole picture before deciding whether to invest in Netflix.
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Investors in Fox Corporation FOX need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Aug. 21, 2026 $45.00 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today.
What is Implied Volatility?
Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It could also mean there is an event coming up soon that may cause a big rally or a huge sell-off. However, implied volatility is only one piece of the puzzle when putting together an options trading strategy.
What do the Analysts Think?
Clearly, options traders are pricing in a big move for Fox shares, but what is the fundamental picture for the company? Currently, Fox is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) in the Broadcast Radio and Television industry that ranks in the Top 40% of our Zacks Industry Rank. Over the last 60 days, one analyst has increased the earnings estimate for the current quarter, while none have dropped their estimates. The net effect has taken our Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter from $1.57 per share to $1.61 in that period.
Given the way analysts feel about Fox right now, this huge implied volatility could mean there’s a trade developing. Oftentimes, options traders look for options with high levels of implied volatility to sell premium. This is a strategy many seasoned traders use because it captures decay. At expiration, the hope for these traders is that the underlying stock does not move as much as originally expected.
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Key Points
Netflix bid $82.7 billion for Warner Bros. Discovery but walked away when Paramount Skydance offered $111 billion.
The company also passed on bidding for Roku, its former hardware division.
Recent SEC filings show a new $1 billion debt deal, but it's just some routine refinancing and not preparation for a huge buyout.
On July 20, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) filed a couple of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents with "prospectus" in their names. My heart rate ticked up a bit. In a summer where every media company seems to be buying, selling, or spinning off something, my first move was to hunt for the "use of proceeds" section of Netflix's filings. Was the company loading up for another acquisition run?
Luckily, my blood pressure has returned to normal. Netflix is just refinancing $1 billion in debt that was about to mature. Old notes out, new notes in. The interest rate is higher (5.250% versus 4.375%), reflecting recent inflation trends, but this is the financial equivalent of rolling over a CD at your local bank.
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Boring. Routine. Totally fine. The new debt is just replacing the old one, two days before the expiration date. That's a relief, frankly.
Meanwhile, in Hollywood...
The media industry has been reshuffling at a dizzying pace this year. Fox is buying Roku. Comcast decided NBCUniversal would be happier living on its own and announced a spin-off. Lionsgate (NYSE: LION) is standing on the corner holding a "will sell studio to good home" sign since spinning off from Starz Entertainment last year. And the Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) situation has more plot twists than an Agatha Christie whodunnit.
Netflix, of course, was part of the Warner story. The company bid $82.7 billion for Warner's studios and streaming assets back in December. For a brief moment, it looked like Netflix might finally get its hands on a legacy content library; the one thing every major competitor has that Netflix doesn't.
Then, Paramount Skydance showed up with $111 billion and a willingness to take on approximately all the debt in Hollywood. Netflix took one look at the new price tag, said "thanks, but no thanks," and walked away.
Insider reports say that Netflix also considered buying back Roku, its own former media-streaming hardware division. It didn't make financial sense and management walked away without making an official bid.
Lucky breaks or missed opportunities?
Honestly? Probably the former. Warner's library is incredible. Beyond classic films like Casablanca, The Matrix, and Sinners, the company runs HBO, DC Comics, and The Food Network. But $111 billion is a lot of money, and even Oracle founder Larry Ellison's financial backing might not be enough. Paramount Skydance's deal is currently stuck in legal limbo after a dozen state attorneys general decided they had opinions about media consolidation.
Netflix, meanwhile, is doing just fine without a legacy studio in its pocket. Revenue is up 47% over three years. Net income more than tripled over the same period. Subscriber growth is continuing despite a streaming market that's supposedly saturated. The self-made content strategy that skeptics questioned for years appears to be working.
Building something different
Here's what I find interesting about Netflix's current trajectory: The company seems less interested in forming another traditional media conglomerate and more interested in becoming something else entirely.
Video games are a growing part of the business. Netflix House is bringing the brand into physical entertainment spaces. There's a future here that looks less like "streaming service with a studio" and more like a diversified entertainment empire.
Some of the trappings should look similar to the existing Comcast/Universal and Walt Disney powerhouses. I imagine theme parks, hotels, gaming, live experiences... the works. Disney built that model over decades through acquisitions and clever land deals. Netflix might try to build it from scratch.
The movie and TV business is enormous, especially on a global scale. However, it might not be enormous enough for where Netflix wants to go. Why fight over Warner Bros. when you could be building Netflix World, starting far behind the scenes?
For now, the company is keeping its powder dry, refinancing debt, and letting everyone else write the dramatic headlines. In a summer of Hollywood chaos, that's not the worst strategy.
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Fox Buys Roku, and Now Comcast Is Spinning Off NBCUniversal. Does Netflix Need to Make a Big Move This Summer?

Key Points
Microsoft has much to figure out in terms of cost-effective spending, but it’s starting to make these tough decisions.
Amazon’s top profit center, Amazon Web Services, is more resilient and marketable than the market’s giving the company credit for.
The growth of most of Google parent Alphabet’s businesses will remain mostly unfazed regardless of how the economy performs.
After leading the market so decisively for so long, things are finally changing for the so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks.
Year to date, they're collectively up a mere 2%, versus the S&P 500's gain of more than 11%. This sudden weakness could linger for a while. too, given that most of the Mag-7 names are so integral to the artificial intelligence revolution that's starting to lose its luster.
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Still, three of the Magnificent Seven stocks are arguably undervalued at this time. They're ripe for a long-term recovery, regardless of how the group or the broad market performs for the foreseeable future. Here's a closer look at each one of these names.
1. Microsoft
It's no secret why Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares are down 25% from August's peak. The software giant's cloud computing business's growth is slowing. Its capital spending -- mostly on AI infrastructure -- is growing to a hefty $190 billion,even though its artificial intelligence business's current annualized revenue run rate is only $37 billion. The market's doing the math, so to speak, and the numbers aren't adding up.
Then there's its video-gaming arm. While its Xbox console and games were never a major profit center, this was a reliable cash cow. Now it isn't. Last quarter's Xbox revenue fell 5% year over year.
There are two important details to consider here, however.
The first is the fact that CEO Satya Nadella finally seems to be recognizing reality, and is responding. The company recently laid off roughly 4,800 workers in an effort to adjust its staffing with respect to its opportunity. It's also restructuring its video gaming unit in a way that will make this weakening industry less of a liability to its income statement.
This won't change much immediately. It's only about 2% of its entire workforce. It does indicate, however, that Microsoft's management knows more sweeping action is merited.
The other thing to consider is the distinct possibility that with shares now down 25% from their peak, all of these problems are already reflected in the stock's price, and then some.
That's what the analyst community is saying, anyway. The vast majority of analysts covering this ticker currently rate it as a strong buy, with a consensus price target of $557.74. That's more than 40% above the stock's present price.
2. Amazon
It might not be too tough to figure out what's undermining Microsoft shares of late. E-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), however, is a different story. Its first-quarter top line improved 17% year over year, led by 28% growth from its cloud computing arm Amazon Web Services -- an industry Amazon continues to lead. Operating income is growing as well. The company's even designing its own artificial intelligence processors to better (and more cost-effectively) serve its cloud customers that specifically need more cloud-based AI computing horsepower.
Nevertheless, Amazon shares have trailed the overall market for the past year. They haven't made any net progress since early November, largely thanks to last month's weakness, when several other Magnificent Seven stocks suddenly began struggling.
What gives?
Although it's not quite as pronounced as it is with Microsoft, investors are concerned about Amazon's heavy spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company is budgeting roughly $200 billion for capital expenditures this year alone, up nearly 60% from last year's capital spending. As is the case with many of its peers, investors aren't entirely sure these big AI-related outlays will result in enough of a return to fully justify them.
Amazon is also taking on a bunch of new debt to at least partially fund these projects. It issued $37 billion in bonds in March of this year, and then sold an additional $25 billion worth earlier this month. Unlike the issuance of new stocks, these loans are legal obligations, and must be repaid regardless of how the assets they'll fund perform in terms of profit production. If Amazon's artificial intelligence ambitions don't pan out as hoped, it's still on the hook for this borrowed money.
The thing is, even if it doesn't manifest right away, the opportunity for this AI infrastructure is very real. Amazon remains one of the industry's preferred service providers. Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Corporation both recently announced business relationships with AWS, following last month's news of an AWS partnership with Southwest Airlines.
3. Alphabet
Despite it being a solid performer since early 2023, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares are down 12% since early May.
Don't sweat it too much. It's not an indictment of the company's past or potential performance. It's mostly just volatility, stemming from headlines about other tech companies. It may also be as much discount as you're going to see for the stock for a while, in fact. So, act now while the window of opportunity is still open.
Every one of this company's businesses is still firing on all cylinders. Google Services' total revenue grew 16% year over year in Q1, accelerating the fourth quarter's growth pace of 14%. Meanwhile, its cloud computing arm (which serves a growing number of artificial intelligence customers) saw its top line grow 63% year over year during Q1 2026, more than doubling its operating income in the process. Look for comparable growth going forward too, regardless of how well or how poorly the economy holds up from here.
Alphabet leads several markets that are largely immune to economic headwinds.
Search is one of them. A weak economy might result in weaker consumerism, but it doesn't result in fewer web searches. Google could become even more lucrative in sluggish economic environments, in fact, since connecting with consumers at their primary gateway to the internet is the best place to cost-effectively turn people into customers.
Mobile platforms are another important business for Alphabet. Numbers from Statcounter indicate that 69% of the world's mobile devices also still run Alphabet's mobile operating system Android, again positioning the company as a key, revenue-bearing gatekeeper to the way most of the world now connects to the internet.
Google Docs even enjoys more productivity software market share than the venerable Microsoft.
The point is, Alphabet's hold on the internet is pretty tight on several fronts, ranging from free email to video to search to platforms to cloud computing to -- increasingly -- artificial intelligence. This positions it as a top-of-mind provider on other fronts, few of which will be affected much by an economic slowdown.
The market will remember this resiliency sooner or later, and likely sooner than later. The company's second-quarter earnings report, coming later this month, could be that catalyst.
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