How to buy The New York Times Company stock | 40.97

The New York Times Company is a publishing business based in the US. The New York Times Company shares (NYT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. The New York Times Company employs 4,500 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.8 billion.

How to buy shares in The New York Times Company

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for The New York Times Company. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: NYT. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until The New York Times Company reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$40.97, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of The New York Times Company, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of The New York Times Company. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

The New York Times Company share price

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The New York Times Company shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-11-25.

Latest market close	USD$40.97
52-week range	USD$26.0087 - USD$47.8874
50-day moving average	USD$41.6864
200-day moving average	USD$42.2643
Wall St. target price	USD$48.5
PE ratio	43.1383
Dividend yield	USD$0.24 (0.58%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.939

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The New York Times Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $40.97 from 2020-11-16

1 week (2020-11-19)	2.27%
1 month (2020-10-26)	-0.49%
3 months (2020-08-26)	-5.05%
6 months (2020-05-26)	4.25%

1 year (2019-11-26)	27.35%
2 years (2018-11-26)	55.84%
3 years (2017-11-24)	124.49%
5 years (2015-11-25)	187.51%

Is The New York Times Company under- or over-valued?

Valuing The New York Times Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of The New York Times Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

The New York Times Company's P/E ratio

The New York Times Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 43x. In other words, The New York Times Company shares trade at around 43x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

The New York Times Company's PEG ratio

The New York Times Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.11. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into The New York Times Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

The New York Times Company's EBITDA

The New York Times Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$219.3 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a The New York Times Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

The New York Times Company financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	9.9%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.1 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.93%
Return on equity TTM	13.44%
Profit margin	9.04%
Book value	$7.512
Market capitalisation	USD$6.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting The New York Times Company shares

There are currently 22.9 million The New York Times Company shares held short by investors – that's known as The New York Times Company's "short interest". This figure is 0.4% up from 22.8 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting The New York Times Company shares can be evaluated.

The New York Times Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

The New York Times Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of The New York Times Company shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of The New York Times Company shares traded daily (recently around 1.6 million). The New York Times Company's SIR currently stands at 14.39. In other words for every 100,000 The New York Times Company shares traded daily on the market, roughly 14390 shares are currently held short.

However The New York Times Company's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of The New York Times Company shares, or, against the total number of tradable The New York Times Company shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case The New York Times Company's short interest could be expressed as 0.14% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 The New York Times Company shares in existence, roughly 140 shares are currently held short) or 0.1405% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable The New York Times Company shares, roughly 141 shares are currently held short).

A SIR above 10% would generally be considered pretty high, pointing to a potentially pessimistic outlook for the share price and a discouraging interest in betting against The New York Times Company.

Find out more about how you can short The New York Times Company stock.

The New York Times Company share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 23% of net profits

Recently The New York Times Company has paid out, on average, around 23% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.58% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), The New York Times Company shareholders could enjoy a 0.58% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In The New York Times Company's case, that would currently equate to about $0.24 per share.

While The New York Times Company's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that The New York Times Company is investing more in its future growth.

The New York Times Company's most recent dividend payout was on 22 October 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 6 October 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have The New York Times Company's shares ever split?

The New York Times Company's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 2 July 1998. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your The New York Times Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for The New York Times Company shares which in turn could have impacted The New York Times Company's share price.

The New York Times Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, The New York Times Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $26.0087 up to $47.8874. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while The New York Times Company's is 0.8134. This would suggest that The New York Times Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

The New York Times Company overview

The New York Times Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides news and information for readers and viewers across various platforms worldwide. It offers The New York Times (The Times), a daily and Sunday newspaper in the United States, as well as international edition of The Times; and operates the NYTimes.com Website. The company also transmits articles, graphics, and photographs from The Times and other publications to approximately 1,500 newspapers, magazines, and Websites; licenses electronic databases to resellers in the business, professional, and library markets; and offers magazine licensing, news digests, book development, and rights and permissions. In addition, it engages in the NYT Live business, a platform for its live journalism; operates Wirecutter, a product review and recommendation Website that serves as a guide to technology gear, home products, and other consumer goods; develops mobile applications, including Crossword and Cooking products; prints products for third parties; and offers other products and services. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of The New York Times Company is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 11.595% of The New York Times Company shares are held by insiders and 95.032% by institutions.

• How many people work for The New York Times Company?

  Latest data suggests 4,500 work at The New York Times Company.

• When does the fiscal year end for The New York Times Company?

  The New York Times Company's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is The New York Times Company based?

  The New York Times Company's address is: 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10018

• What is The New York Times Company's ISIN number?

  The New York Times Company's international securities identification number is: US6501111073

• What is The New York Times Company's CUSIP number?

  The New York Times Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 650111107