DJ Hershey Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ advanced 2.61% to $174.72 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 7,533.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 52,552.97.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Hershey Co. closed 27.04% short of its 52-week high of $239.48, which the company achieved on March 2nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 2.98% to $139.43, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 4.60% to $61.42, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ rose 4.54% to $113.97.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 767,587 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 16, 2026.
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July 16, 2026 16:55 ET (20:55 GMT)
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