DJ Hershey Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ slid 3.63% to $177.23 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.66% to 7,437.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.19% to 52,208.06.

The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.

Hershey Co. closed 25.99% 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 Thursday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ fell 2.30% to $140.20, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ fell 2.94% to $63.08, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ fell 3.28% to $122.21.

Trading volume (2.0 M) remained 98,128 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 30, 2026.