DJ Kroger Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Kroger Co. $(KR)$ advanced 2.39% to $67.60 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.41% to 5,916.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.65% to 42,322.75.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Kroger Co. closed 8.19% short of its 52-week high of $73.63, which the company reached on April 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Amazon.com Inc. $(AMZN)$ fell 2.42% to $205.17, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$ fell 0.50% to $96.35, and Costco Wholesale Corp. $(COST)$ rose 1.91% to $1,010.47.
Trading volume (7.9 M) remained 356,500 below its 50-day average volume of 8.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 15, 2025.
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