DJ News Corp Cl B Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of News Corp Cl B (NWS) slipped 2.87% to $28.75 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.08% to 7,500.58 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.14% to 51,564.70.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
News Corp Cl B closed 19.20% 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 Thursday, as Alphabet Inc. Cl C $(GOOG)$ rose 1.48% to $367.46, Alphabet Inc. Cl A $(GOOGL)$ rose 1.17% to $368.03, and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 2.90% to $244.39.
Trading volume (9.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 18, 2026.
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June 18, 2026 17:12 ET (21:12 GMT)
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