DJ Hershey Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ slipped 2.73% to $190.32 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.77% to 7,501.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.75% to 50,063.46.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Hershey Co. closed 20.53% short of its 52-week high of $239.48, which the company reached on March 2nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ fell 0.40% to $148.67, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ fell 0.89% to $60.97, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ fell 0.66% to $100.20.
Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 334,695 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 14, 2026.
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May 14, 2026 16:53 ET (20:53 GMT)
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