DJ Kroger Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Kroger Co. $(KR)$ rose 2.55% to $64.25 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.03% to 6,915.61 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.58% to 49,098.71.
Kroger Co. closed 14.22% short of its 52-week high of $74.90, which the company achieved on August 11th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 2.06% to $239.16, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$ fell 0.08% to $117.73, and Costco Wholesale Corp. $(COST)$ rose 0.73% to $983.25.
Trading volume (5.6 M) remained 973,903 below its 50-day average volume of 6.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 23, 2026.
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January 23, 2026 16:52 ET (21:52 GMT)
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