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Fox (FOX, FOXA) shares rose 5.1% in Thursday trading after the company reported fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings and revenue that increased from a year earlier and exceeded Wall Street expectations.
The company reported fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings Thursday of $1.79 per diluted share, up from $1.27 a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.42.
Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $4.21 billion, up from $3.29 billion a year ago.
Analysts expected $3.64 billion.
The board increased the semi-annual dividend to $0.29 per share from the prior dividend of $0.28. The latest dividend is payable Sept. 23 to shareholders of record on Sept. 2.
Price: $54.87, Change: $+2.67, Percent Change: +5.11%