New York Times (NYSE:NYT) Price Target Raised to $75.00 at Evercore ISI

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) had its price objective hoisted by equities research analysts at Evercore ISI from $69.00 to $75.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Evercore ISI’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 9.66% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on NYT. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of New York Times in a research report on Thursday. Guggenheim set a $63.00 price target on shares of New York Times and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley set a $68.00 price objective on shares of New York Times in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group set a $62.00 target price on shares of New York Times in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on New York Times from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.57.

New York Times Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of New York Times stock traded up $0.76 during trading on Thursday, hitting $68.39. 2,307,566 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,959,541. New York Times has a fifty-two week low of $44.83 and a fifty-two week high of $74.04. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $69.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $62.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.11.

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.01. New York Times had a return on equity of 20.30% and a net margin of 12.29%.The company had revenue of $802.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $791.55 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.80 earnings per share. New York Times’s revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that New York Times will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of New York Times

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in New York Times in the first quarter valued at $442,000. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in shares of New York Times by 52.2% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 11,640 shares of the company’s stock valued at $577,000 after purchasing an additional 3,990 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of New York Times by 690.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 739 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in New York Times during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $380,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in New York Times by 127.3% in the second quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 18,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,011,000 after buying an additional 10,115 shares during the period. 95.37% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting New York Times

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations — revenue $802.3M (up 10.4% y/y) and EPS $0.89 vs. $0.88 consensus; management highlighted gains in digital subscriptions, ARPU and digital advertising, and free cash flow of $550.5M. This shows subscription-led growth and stronger margins. The New York Times’ Q4 Earnings Beat Highlights Digital Momentum
• Positive Sentiment: Management guided first-quarter subscription revenue above Street estimates and cited its bundling strategy (news + lifestyle) to drive new paid users — a forward-looking signal that recurring revenue growth may continue. New York Times forecasts quarterly subscription revenue growth above estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Board raised the quarterly dividend to $0.23 (27.8% increase), signaling confidence in cash flow and returning capital to shareholders; annualized yield ~1.3%. (Record April 1; pay April 16.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Company filed its formal Q4 and full‑year 2025 results and hosted the earnings webcast/slides for investors — useful for digging into segment detail, ARPU trends and subscription cadence. The New York Times Company Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/feature pieces are highlighting NYT as a long‑term growth name based on style scores and subscription economics — supportive but opinion-based. Why New York Times Co. (NYT) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
• Negative Sentiment: There was an initial, sharp selloff immediately after the earnings release (reported by market commentary), suggesting some investors took profits or reacted to finer details of guidance/near-term cadence despite the beat. That early weakness is likely what some headlines referenced before the stock rebounded. What’s Going On With New York Times Stock Today?

New York Times Company Profile

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.