DJ Hershey Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Hershey Co. (HSY) rose 4.24% to $171.23 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.54% to 6,297.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.52% to 44,484.49.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Hershey Co. closed 17.69% short of its 52-week high of $208.03, which the company reached on December 9th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 7.45% to $145.44, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A (MDLZ) rose 3.45% to $69.80, and Kellanova (K) rose 0.29% to $79.98.
Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 17, 2025.
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July 17, 2025 16:57 ET (20:57 GMT)
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