NWS

News Corp (Class B)
Publishing · Communication Services · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$32.00
+1.1% on the session
1-year return
-0.2%
+14.1% over six months
Volatility
26.9%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-20.1%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

News Corp (Class B) is a publishing name in the communication services sector. Over the past year it returned -0.2%, against +5.3% over three months and -7.6% over one. It trades 6.4% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 26.9% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -20.1%, and it has traded a median $33M a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.15 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Communication Services#7 of 23
Stronger than 73% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#139 of 496

How NWS scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 1 others in Publishing.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.1%
1 week-0.7%
1 month-7.6%
3 months+5.3%
6 months+14.1%
1 year-0.2%
12-1 momentum+8.0%
Volatility (1y, annualized)26.9%
Max drawdown (1y)-20.1%
Distance vs 200-day average+6.4%
Return per unit of risk-0.01
Median daily dollar volume$33M
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