DJ News Corp Cl A Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of News Corp Cl A $(NWSA)$ slid 3.88% to $28.52 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive 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 A closed 9.78% short of its 52-week high of $31.61, which the company achieved on September 30th.
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 (4.5 M) remained 667,459 below its 50-day average volume of 5.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.