DJ Hershey Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ advanced 1.37% to $162.54 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.10% to 51,231.64 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.47% to 7,765.36.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Hershey Co. closed 32.13% 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 3.73% to $128.34, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 2.17% to $60.67, and J.M. Smucker Co. (SJM) rose 3.00% to $119.41.
Trading volume (1.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 8, 2026.