Is NYT undervalued? Our fair value estimate
The New York Times Company · Communication Services · NYQ
How we got here
The estimate is computed from NYT's reported fundamentals, with a growth assumption that is deliberately capped: small changes to an uncapped growth or terminal assumption can justify any price, and a number that can justify anything means nothing. These are the inputs the model holds for NYT today; the exact method, and where it goes wrong, is on the methodology page.
The starting point is earnings power: what the business earns per share, and what the market currently pays for each unit of it.
The trailing growth rate informs the growth assumption, which the model caps deliberately: uncapped growth assumptions can justify any price.
Wall Street's published earnings growth forecast, used as context for the capped growth assumption, never swallowed whole.
Margins tell the model how much of each unit of revenue survives as profit, and how much room there is for that to erode.
Persistent high returns on capital are what a moat looks like in the accounts, and they feed the moat score alongside the valuation.
A volatility measure against the wider market. A jumpier share earns a larger discount for risk, which lowers the estimate.
Leverage haircuts the estimate: debt claims cash before shareholders do, and it turns bad years into dangerous ones.
Wall Street's number, next to ours
The mean analyst price target for NYT is USD83.44 across 9 analysts, which implies +30.9% from the current price. Our estimate is USD89.70. They answer different questions: an analyst target is a 12-month price prediction averaged across banks; ours is a model's view of what the business is worth, with every assumption published. When they disagree, at least one of us is wrong.
Common questions
Is The New York Times Company (NYT) undervalued?
On our model, NYT at USD63.73 trades 41% below our fair value estimate of USD89.70, so it screens as undervalued today. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation: a fair value estimate is an argument about the future, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
What is the fair value of NYT?
Our current fair value estimate for The New York Times Company is USD89.70 per share. For comparison, the mean Wall Street analyst price target is USD83.44 across 9 analysts; that is their number, computed differently from ours. The estimate moves as prices and fundamentals move.
How is NYT's fair value calculated?
From The New York Times Company's reported fundamentals: earnings power, a deliberately capped growth assumption, and a discount for balance sheet and volatility risk. The full method, including its known weaknesses, is published on our methodology page, and the interactive Valuation Lab lets you change every assumption and watch the value move.
Disagree with an assumption? Good. The Valuation Lab on the NYT app page puts every input of this model on a slider, including a reverse DCF that shows the growth the market is currently pricing in.
A fair value estimate is a model output computed from company filings and market data, refreshed daily; quotes are delayed. It is educational information, not financial advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Read the full disclaimer.