Needham & Company Maintains a 'Hold' on News Corp. (NWSA); Lowering Estimates

May 29, 2012 7:40 AM EDT
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Needham & Company maintains a 'Hold' on News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA).

Analyst, Laura Martin, said, "We estimate that NWSA’s ROIC will increase by approximately 70 basis points from 8.1% in FY11 to 8.8% in FY12E. This ROIC increase is in the middle of our covered companies. NWSA’s WACC should remain at about 10.1%, by our estimates."

Martin lowers FY12 EPS estimate from $1.44 to $1.40.

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on News Corp. click here. For more ratings news on News Corp. click here.

Shares of News Corp. closed at $19.43 yesterday.


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