Advanced ➔ Results Dallas Morning News’s stock jumps more than 200% on Hearst acquisition newsHearst said it had agreed to pay a 219% premium on Wednesday’s closing price for s of DallasNews Corp.
Published: July 10, 2025 at 3:57 p. ETResizeListen(3 min)The Dallas Morning News was started in 1885 and has long been one of the most minent media organizations in Texas.
Photo: Getty Imagess of the parent company of the Dallas Morning News, one of the most minent newspapers in Texas, soared more than 200% on Thursday on news that the publication was being sold to Hearst Corp.
Driving the stock surge was Hearst’s announcement that it had agreed to pay $14 per for DallasNews Corp. DALN — a 219% premium over the stock’s closing price on Wednesday of $4.
That amounts to a sales price of apximately $54. The Author Lukas I. AlpertLukas I. Alpert writes the media and entertainment industries for MarketWatch.
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