DJ News Corp Cl B Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of News Corp Cl B (NWS) slid 1.67% to $31.27 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.70% to 7,489.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.53% to 52,485.03.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
News Corp Cl B closed 12.11% short of its 52-week high of $35.58, which the company achieved on August 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Alphabet Inc. Cl C $(GOOG)$ rose 6.88% to $356.65, Alphabet Inc. Cl A $(GOOGL)$ rose 6.73% to $356.13, and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 15.32% to $271.58.
Trading volume (885,020) remained 713,914 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 31, 2026.