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 $29.68 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.37% to 7,473.47 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.58% to 50,579.70.
News Corp Cl B closed 16.58% 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 $(GOOG)$ fell 1.07% to $379.38, Alphabet Inc. Cl A $(GOOGL)$ fell 1.21% to $382.97, and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 0.80% to $266.32.
Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 500,566 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 22, 2026.
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May 22, 2026 17:12 ET (21:12 GMT)
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