DJ News Corp Cl B Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of News Corp Cl B (NWS) rose 1.66% to $31.79 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.48% to 7,600.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.32% to 53,178.41.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
News Corp Cl B closed 10.65% short of its 52-week high of $35.58, which the company reached on August 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Alphabet Inc. Cl C $(GOOG)$ rose 4.44% to $372.47, Alphabet Inc. Cl A $(GOOGL)$ rose 4.88% to $373.51, and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 4.58% to $284.02.
Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 569,877 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 3, 2026.