NWSA

News Corp (Class A)
Publishing · Communication Services · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$29.45
+0.2% on the session
1-year return
+0.7%
+27.5% over six months
Volatility
26.7%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-27.8%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

News Corp (Class A) is a publishing name in the communication services sector. Over the past year it returned +0.7%, against +12.1% over three months and +4.1% over one. It trades 13.8% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 26.7% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -27.8%, and it has traded a median $100M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.14 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Communication Services#4 of 24
Stronger than 87% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#207 of 500

How NWSA 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+0.2%
1 week+2.7%
1 month+4.1%
3 months+12.1%
6 months+27.5%
1 year+0.7%
12-1 momentum-3.3%
Volatility (1y, annualized)26.7%
Max drawdown (1y)-27.8%
Distance vs 200-day average+13.8%
Return per unit of risk0.03
Median daily dollar volume$100M
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