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Fly News Breaks for October 15, 2018
DIS, FOX, FOXA
Oct 15, 2018 | 07:31 EDT
Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne resumed coverage of 21st Century Fox (FOXA) with an Overweight rating and $53 price target, based on his valuation of $12 per share for "New Fox" and roughly $41 per share for "RemainCo." Swinburne said he expects New Fox's cable networks to deliver 7-8% annualized distribution fee growth through FY22, which he notes is higher growth than he projects for the U.S. TV assets it is selling to Disney (DIS). He projects roughly $2.1B of annual free cash flow generated on average for FY20-FY22, ramping up to nearly $2.5B in FY23, which he sees being used for dividends, buybacks and likely more M&A.