News Co. (NWS) to Issue Final Dividend of $0.11 on October 8th

News Co. (ASX:NWSGet Free Report) declared a final dividend on Friday, September 6th, MarketIndexAU reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 8th will be paid a dividend of 0.107 per share on Tuesday, October 8th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 9th.

News Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.00, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.43.

Insider Transactions at News

In other News news, insider Robert Thomson purchased 302,479 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of A$41.25 ($28.06) per share, with a total value of A$12,477,258.75 ($8,487,931.12). Company insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

About News

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News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content, and other products and services for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates in six segments: Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, Dow Jones, Book Publishing, News Media, and Other.

Further Reading

Dividend History for News (ASX:NWS)

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