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Shares of Hershey Co. rose 9.0% to $224.38 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.2% to 6,798.40 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.2% to 48,908.72.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Hershey Co. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $205.96, which the company achieved on February 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as PepsiCo Inc. rose 0.8% to $167.53, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A rose 1.5% to $60.31, and J.M. Smucker Co. rose 0.69% to $109.28.
Trading volume totaled 5.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 05, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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