DJ News Corp Cl B Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of News Corp Cl B (NWS) slipped 1.33% to $34.85 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.25% to 7,711.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.02% to 53,559.99.
The stock's fall snapped an eight-day winning streak.
News Corp Cl B closed 2.54% below its 52-week high of $35.76, which the company achieved on August 27th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Alphabet Inc. Cl C (GOOG) rose 1.53% to $342.88, Alphabet Inc. Cl A (GOOGL) rose 1.74% to $346.59, and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 3.97% to $266.43.
Trading volume (1.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 28, 2026.