FBR Capital Downgrades 21st Century Fox (FOXA) to Market Perform

FBR Capital downgraded 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA) from Outperform to Market Perform with a price target of $36.00 (from $43.00).

Analyst Barton Crockett commented, "We believe that Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (FOXA) is an excellent company— but one that now faces issues likely to pressure its multiple, mitigating an EPS CAGR modeled near 22% and muting the opportunity in the stock. Headwinds that weaken confidence in this growth outlook, and thus pressure the multiple, were highlighted in this earnings report: rising secular headwinds for TV networks, F/X and macro headwinds muting the luster of promising emerging market growth, and an excellent management team's inability to hit what had been an audacious and inspiring long-term growth target. We pare back our assumption of the multiple that FOXA can obtain over the next year, take our price target down $7, to $36, and move our rating lower, to Market Perform"

Despite the beat, the firm takes FY15 OIBDA down $143M, to $6.8B, and adjusted EPS up only $0.01, to $1.70. FY16 OIBDA goes down $255M, to $7.55B, and adjusted EPS falls $0.22, to $2.04.

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Shares of 21st Century Fox closed at $34.66 yesterday.

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