DJ Hershey Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ rose 1.84% to $178.67 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.22% to 7,483.23 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.03% to 52,305.24.
Hershey Co. closed 25.39% below its 52-week high of $239.48, which the company achieved on March 2nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 4.25% to $141.16, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 2.61% to $59.35, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ rose 2.10% to $114.86.
Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 1, 2026.
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July 01, 2026 16:55 ET (20:55 GMT)
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