DJ Hershey Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ advanced 2.60% to $184.75 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.01% to 6,921.46 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.55% to 49,266.11.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Hershey Co. closed 7.16% short of its 52-week high of $199.00, which the company reached on July 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 1.72% to $139.37, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 4.81% to $53.99, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ rose 2.45% to $97.82.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 315,549 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 8, 2026.
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January 08, 2026 16:54 ET (21:54 GMT)
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