DJ Hershey Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ rose 3.19% to $231.53 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.97% to 6,932.30 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.47% to 50,115.67.
This was the stock's sixth consecutive day of gains.
Hershey Co. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $225.55, which the company achieved on February 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 1.77% to $170.49, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ fell 0.48% to $60.02, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ rose 0.21% to $109.51.
Trading volume (3.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 6, 2026.
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February 06, 2026 16:51 ET (21:51 GMT)
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