New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.72 in relation to its previous close of 55.33. However, the company has experienced a -0.18% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-11 that Whether you’re a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.
Is It Worth Investing in New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT) is above average at 30.39x. The 36-month beta value for NYT is also noteworthy at 1.12. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for NYT is 159.47M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.48% of that float. The average trading volume of NYT on June 12, 2025 was 1.65M shares.
NYT’s Market Performance
NYT stock saw an increase of -0.18% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 2.75% and a quarterly increase of 16.32%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.56%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 0.86% for New York Times Co (NYT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.06% for NYT stock, with a simple moving average of 5.67% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NYT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NYT stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for NYT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NYT in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $65 based on the research report published on October 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NYT reach a price target of $52. The rating they have provided for NYT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 12th, 2024.
Argus gave a rating of “Buy” to NYT, setting the target price at $51 in the report published on March 04th of the previous year.
NYT Trading at 6.18% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NYT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.18% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NYT starting from Perpich David S., who sale 4,000 shares at the price of $56.18 back on Jun 03 ’25. After this action, Perpich David S. now owns 27,569 shares of New York Times Co, valued at $224,720 using the latest closing price.
KOPIT LEVIEN MEREDITH A., the PRESIDENT & CEO of New York Times Co, sale 19,260 shares at $56.82 during a trade that took place back on Jun 02 ’25, which means that KOPIT LEVIEN MEREDITH A. is holding 123,337 shares at $1,094,353 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NYT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for New York Times Co stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 16.68, with 11.31 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 476.46 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.38. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.37. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.96. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.44.
Conclusion
In summary, New York Times Co (NYT) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
