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Neutral2047.6%
Bearish49.5%
Fox Corporation · FOX · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q1 2025
Fox pairs record fiscal Q2 with Tubi and D2C ambitions
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: advertising strength, Tubi growth, and sports and news engagement provide evidence of resilient demand, while the D2C launch, subscriber trends, cash-flow deficit, and sports-rights costs remain unresolved tests.
Reported Before market openNASDAQCommunication Services
$26.02B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $0.61
EPS surprise
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Revenue surprise
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Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+4.8%
Event window
SPY move
+0.7%
Same window
Abnormal move
+4.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.7×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+2.0%
Up to 20 sessions
FOXSPY benchmark
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What drove FOX's +4.8% move after FY2025 Q2 earnings?What changed in FOX's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for FOX after FY2025 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the supplied prior-quarter analysis, the current analysis emphasizes a record fiscal Q2, a planned year-end D2C launch, Tubi’s first Super Bowl live stream, and the cancellation of the Venu joint venture. The core advertising, sports, news, and Tubi growth themes remain in place.
Guidance delta
Maintained; the supplied analysis describes management’s outlook as maintained and does not identify an adverse guidance change.
Key takeaways
- The supplied analysis describes record fiscal Q2 performance, with EBITDA more than doubling year over year and revenue up 20%.
- Advertising momentum was attributed to political ads, sports, and Tubi growth, while Fox News posted record ratings and digital viewership.
- The planned D2C launch and Tubi’s Super Bowl stream are the main new growth initiatives, but execution and cash-flow timing remain watchpoints.
Management priorities
- Launch the direct-to-consumer streaming offering by calendar year-end.
- Expand Tubi content and ad inventory while reducing digital spend.
- Continue pursuing sports-betting licensing in 26 states and return capital through buybacks and dividends.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$58.33Previous close
$36Low
$72.77Average
$97High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 20, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 7, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Underperform | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 8, 2023 |
| Rosenblatt | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 4, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Underweight | Equal Weight | Downgrade | Jul 9, 2023 |
| Argus Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 5, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 24, 2023 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 8, 2023 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Underperform | Peer Perform | Downgrade | Jan 2, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Jul 25, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Equal Weight | Sector Weight | Maintain | Dec 9, 2020 |
| Guggenheim Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 25, 2020 |
| BMO Capital | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Nov 5, 2020 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 6, 2020 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 22, 2020 |
| Societe Generale | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Underweight | Upgrade | Mar 11, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 24, 2019 |
| B. Riley Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 21, 2018 |
| Pivotal Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2018 |
| OTR Global | Mixed | Positive | Downgrade | Jul 24, 2017 |
| Brean Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Dec 11, 2016 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 21, 2016 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 15, 2016 |
| Pacific Crest | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 4, 2016 |
| BTIG | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 16, 2016 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 8, 2016 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 8, 2016 |
| Needham | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 23, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 23, 2014 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 30, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Strong Buy | Downgrade | Jul 16, 2014 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 1, 2014 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $58.33. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Advisors | Jessica Reif Ehrlich | $85 | $57.14 | +45.7% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Fox Advisors | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $58.45 | +62.9% | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $60.39 | +59.4% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Steven Cahall | $80 | $58.1 | +37.2% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Hamilton Faber | $71 | $48.44 | +21.7% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Michael Morris | $85 | $64.65 | +45.7% | Dec 22, 2025 |
| CFRA | Kenneth Leon | $73 | $58.41 | +25.2% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| UBS | John Hodulik | $76 | $58.3 | +30.3% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $58.83 | +28.6% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Fox Advisors | Andy Beale | $97 | $54.81 | +66.3% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Jim Duffy | $40 | $43.93 | -31.4% | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Guggenheim | Michael Morris | $44 | $36.19 | -24.6% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $42 | $29.54 | -28.0% | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $40 | $28.82 | -31.4% | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Fox Advisors | Douglas Mitchelson | $36 | $26.64 | -38.3% | Oct 17, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationFox Corporation is a prominent media conglomerate primarily focused on news, sports, and entertainment operations within the United States. Its business is structured across three main divisions: Cable Network Programming; Television; and a segment encompassing Other, Corporate, and Eliminations. The Cable Network Programming division is responsible for creating and licensing news, business news, and sports content. This content is then disseminated across the U.S. through both traditional and virtual multi-channel video programming distributors (MVPDs), as well as various other digital platforms. This segment's extensive portfolio includes well-known national cable channels such as FOX News (for general news) and FOX Business (for financial news), multi-sport networks FS1 and FS2, FOX Sports Racing (dedicated to motorsports), FOX Soccer Plus (featuring live soccer and rugby), FOX Deportes (a Spanish-language sports service), and the Big Ten Network.…
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-01-21T00:01:13.267231+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-20T08:20:41.007649+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-20T08:20:41.004551+00:00
Methodology
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