The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.23

The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th will be given a dividend of 0.23 per share on Thursday, July 23rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 8th.

New York Times has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.2%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 7 consecutive years. New York Times has a payout ratio of 39.3% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect New York Times to earn $3.22 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.92 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 28.6%.

New York Times Price Performance

Shares of NYT opened at $73.87 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $75.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $75.67. New York Times has a 1-year low of $51.03 and a 1-year high of $87.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.96 billion, a PE ratio of 31.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.96.

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.12. New York Times had a return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 13.18%.The firm had revenue of $712.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $699.93 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.41 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that New York Times will post 2.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about New York Times

Here are the key news stories impacting New York Times this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NYT published multiple high-profile articles and live blogs on widely followed events, including the World Cup, Wimbledon, the Fourth of July/“America 250” celebrations, and major celebrity news, which can help drive heavy site traffic and reader engagement.
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s coverage of politically charged topics, including Trump administration actions, immigration, gun regulations, and election-related news, may support ongoing subscription demand from readers seeking fast-moving national news.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles were standard international and cultural pieces, including reporting on Iran, Ukraine, and museum/design features, which add to content breadth but are less likely to move the stock on their own.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sports live blogs and previews, especially from The Athletic, likely boosted engagement, but they are not a clear near-term financial catalyst unless they translate into measurable audience growth.

About New York Times

The New York Times Company is a publicly traded media organization best known for publishing The New York Times newspaper and operating the NYTimes.com digital platform. The company produces daily print and digital journalism covering national and international news, opinion pieces, feature stories, and multimedia content. Alongside its flagship newspaper, the firm offers a range of subscription-based services, including Times Cooking, NYT Games, podcasts and newsletters, designed to engage a broad audience of readers and advertisers.

Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, The New York Times has built a reputation for in-depth reporting and investigative journalism.