DJ Hershey Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ rose 2.10% to $183.04 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.35% to 51,848.90 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.10% to 7,358.22.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Hershey Co. closed 23.57% below 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 0.15% to $142.27, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 1.11% to $61.74, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ rose 1.05% to $111.63.
Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 24, 2026.
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June 24, 2026 16:54 ET (20:54 GMT)
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