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NEW YORK TIMES CO NYT
NEW YORK TIMES CO (NYT) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.96% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $2.8B at a 12.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-08-06 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-06-24 | B of A Securities | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-29 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-07 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-05-07 | Guggenheim | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.121 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.851 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.144 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.136 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYT | NEW YORK TIMES CO | 7/9 | 6.78 | 33.4 | +9.2% |
| TDAY | USA TODAY Co., Inc. | 7/9 | — | 700.4 | -8.3% |
| LEE | LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc | 2/9 | -2.17 | — | -8% |
| DJCO | DAILY JOURNAL CORP | 5/9 | 11.02 | 7.1 | +25.4% |
| NWS | NEWS CORP | 6/9 | — | 25.3 | +6.8% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
About NEW YORK TIMES CO
The New York Times Company, together with its subsidiaries, creates, collects, and distributes news and information worldwide. It operates through two segments, The New York Times Group and The Athletic. It offers The New York Times (The Times) through company's mobile application, website, printed newspaper, and associated content, such as podcast. The company offers The Athletic, a sports media product; Cooking, a recipe product; Games, a puzzle games product; and Audio, an audio product. In addition, the company offers a portfolio of advertising products and services to advertisers, such as luxury goods, technology, and financial companies, to promote products, services or brands on digital platforms in the form of display ads, audio and video, in print in the form of column-inch ads, and at live events; and Wirecutter, a product review and recommendation product. Further, the company licenses content to digital aggregators in the business, professional, academic and library markets, and third-party digital platforms; articles, graphics, and photographs, including newspapers, magazines, and websites; and for use in television, films, and books, as well as provide rights to reprint articles, and create and sell new digests. Additionally, the company engages in commercial printing and distribution for third parties; and operates the NYTimes.com website. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
FAQ
Is NYT financially healthy?
NEW YORK TIMES CO's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does NYT pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. NEW YORK TIMES CO pays a dividend yielding about 0.96% with a 32.1% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is NYT?
In FY2025, NEW YORK TIMES CO had a net margin of 12.2% and a return on equity of 16.9%.
Is NYT overvalued or undervalued?
NEW YORK TIMES CO trades at about 30.6× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 30.6×–775.0×, median 35.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NYT?
The average Wall-Street price target for NEW YORK TIMES CO is $79.89, about 24.9% above the recent price, from 9 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is NYT a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on NEW YORK TIMES CO: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 33.4×, a dividend yield of 0.96%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.