NWSA

News Corp (Class A)
Publishing · Communication Services · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$28.95
+0.9% on the session
1-year return
+2.2%
+18.7% over six months
Volatility
26.3%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-21.1%
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 +2.2%, against +7.9% over three months and -6.1% over one. It trades 9.4% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 26.3% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -21.1%, and it has traded a median $97M a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.13 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Communication Services#6 of 23
Stronger than 77% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#119 of 496

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+0.9%
1 week-0.5%
1 month-6.1%
3 months+7.9%
6 months+18.7%
1 year+2.2%
12-1 momentum+8.8%
Volatility (1y, annualized)26.3%
Max drawdown (1y)-21.1%
Distance vs 200-day average+9.4%
Return per unit of risk0.08
Median daily dollar volume$97M
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