DJ Hershey Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ advanced 2.31% to $194.78 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.37% to 7,473.47 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.58% to 50,579.70.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Hershey Co. closed 18.67% below its 52-week high of $239.48, which the company achieved on March 2nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 1.16% to $150.57, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 0.42% to $61.76, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ rose 1.42% to $103.36.
Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 339,858 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 22, 2026.
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