DJ News Corp Cl B Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of News Corp Cl B (NWS) slipped 4.19% to $32.45 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.28% to 54,036.93.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
News Corp Cl B closed 8.10% short of its 52-week high of $35.31, which the company achieved on August 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Alphabet Inc. Cl C $(GOOG)$ fell 0.88% to $353.47, Alphabet Inc. Cl A $(GOOGL)$ fell 0.96% to $354.30, and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 0.82% to $274.48.
Trading volume (830,234) remained 806,759 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.