USA Today (NYSE:TDAY) Stock Crosses Above 50-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

USA Today Co. (NYSE:TDAY)’s stock price crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $5.38 and traded as high as $6.08. USA Today shares last traded at $6.04, with a volume of 1,406,953 shares traded.

More USA Today News

Here are the key news stories impacting USA Today this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Olympics live coverage and highlights (including U.S. silver in team speed skating) are front-and-center, a proven traffic driver for news sites during Games. Winter Olympics highlights
• Positive Sentiment: High-interest Olympics features (e.g., coverage of Eileen Gu’s event times) and scheduling pieces that attract search traffic and repeat visits. Eileen Gu Olympic coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Viral Today Show moment: Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin’s on-air profanity generated headlines and social sharing, likely boosting immediate traffic to USA Today’s entertainment/news pages. Mikaela Shiffrin Today Show item
• Positive Sentiment: Sports scheduling and matchup previews (college basketball TV/schedule pages for Tennessee vs. Texas A&M and Vanderbilt at Missouri) are evergreen traffic drivers on game days. Tennessee vs Texas A&M schedule Vanderbilt at Missouri schedule
• Positive Sentiment: NBA playoff-picture features and bracket projections engage bettors and season-long fans, increasing time-on-site and shareable content value. NBA playoff bracket piece
• Neutral Sentiment: Aggregated schedules and live-score pages syndicated via partners (MSN links for college basketball and Olympic hockey) broaden reach but have mixed direct monetization impact. Men’s college basketball schedule (MSN) Olympic hockey live scores (MSN)
• Neutral Sentiment: Political coverage (e.g., story on Trump’s approval/impeachment odds) can drive spikes in readership, but its effect on recurring ad revenue is less predictable. Trump impeachment/approval coverage

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on TDAY shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of USA Today from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Rosenblatt Securities began coverage on USA Today in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised USA Today from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of USA Today in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $7.55.

USA Today Trading Up 1.9%

The stock has a market cap of $888.54 million, a PE ratio of 28.76 and a beta of 1.59. The company’s fifty day moving average is $5.38 and its 200-day moving average is $4.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.66, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

Institutional Trading of USA Today

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda purchased a new position in USA Today during the third quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of USA Today during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of USA Today in the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. Savant Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of USA Today in the 2nd quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in USA Today during the third quarter worth $51,000. 76.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About USA Today

Gannett Co, Inc (NYSE: GCI) is a media and marketing solutions company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. As the largest U.S. newspaper publisher by circulation, Gannett publishes USA Today alongside more than 260 local news brands. The company’s multimedia platforms include daily and weekly newspapers, websites, mobile apps and a network of subscription-based digital products.

In addition to journalism and content production, Gannett offers a suite of digital marketing services designed to help small and medium-sized businesses grow online.