DJ Hershey Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ advanced 1.02% to $184.58 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 2.64% to 7,383.74 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.35% to 50,866.78.
The stock's rise snapped a six-day losing streak.
Hershey Co. closed 22.92% below its 52-week high of $239.48, which the company reached on March 2nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 0.89% to $141.92, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 1.72% to $62.04, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ rose 2.39% to $103.54.
Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 303,763 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 5, 2026.
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June 05, 2026 16:54 ET (20:54 GMT)
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