DJ Hershey Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ rose 3.51% to $197.82 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.02% to 7,520.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.36% to 50,644.28.
Hershey Co. closed 17.40% short of its 52-week high of $239.48, which the company reached on March 2nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 1.41% to $147.74, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 1.65% to $62.25, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ rose 0.65% to $102.98.
Trading volume (2.0 M) remained 12,198 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 27, 2026.
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May 27, 2026 16:54 ET (20:54 GMT)
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