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sellModerate cluster of 3

David B Pitofsky sold $1.3M of NWSA

General Counsel at NEWS CORP. 43,635 shares at an average of $29.73, traded Aug 15, 2025, filed Aug 19, 2025.

Warning score
50
Value
$1.3M
43,635 shares
Holdings after
83,291
-34% from before
From 52-week low
-
no price yet
From 52-week high
-
no price yet

Score components

  • Role
    Officer
    +15
  • Trade size
    $1.3M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 34% of holdings
    +10
  • Cluster
    3 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -15

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

This signal so far: 1m +2.4%, 3m -14.9%, 6m -22.0%.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

NWSAOct 9, 2026 · close 29.12
Since filing Aug 19, 2025: -1.4%SPY +23.3% · excess -24.7%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0001564708-25-000463, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Aug 15, 2025MOption exercise
Class A Common Stock
+61,012--144,303Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025FTax withholding
Class A Common Stock
-28,707$29.80$855k115,596Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025MOption exercise
Class A Common Stock
+9,293--124,889Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025FTax withholding
Class A Common Stock
-5,140$29.80$153k119,749Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025MOption exercise
Class A Common Stock
+8,313--128,062Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025FTax withholding
Class A Common Stock
-4,598$29.80$137k123,464Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025MOption exercise
Class A Common Stock
+7,746--131,210Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025FTax withholding
Class A Common Stock
-4,284$29.80$128k126,926Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025SOpen-market sale
Class A Common Stock
-43,635$29.73$1.3M83,291Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025MOption exercise
Stock-Settled Performance Stock Unitsderivative
-61,012--0Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025MOption exercise
Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Unitsderivative
-9,293--0Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025MOption exercise
Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Unitsderivative
-8,313--8,318Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025MOption exercise
Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Unitsderivative
-7,746--15,497Aug 19, 2025
Aug 15, 2025AGrant or award
Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Unitsderivative
+24,160$0.00$024,160Aug 19, 2025

Related signals

Other insiders at NEWS CORP and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
57Moderate
NWSAsell
NEWS CORP
MFT SH Family Trust
owner
$1.3B
38,335,059 shares
-538036%
54Moderate
NWSAsell 3
NEWS CORP
Ruth Allen
Chief Human Resources Officer
$588k
19,968 shares
-100%
39Weak
NWSAsell 3
NEWS CORP
Marygrace DeGrazio
Chief Accounting Officer
$317k
10,582 shares
-33%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

David B Pitofsky sold $1.3M of NWSA | InsiderTell