DJ Hershey Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ slipped 2.17% to $181.32 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.72% to 7,730.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.20% to 53,569.44.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Hershey Co. closed 24.29% below its 52-week high of $239.48, which the company reached on March 2nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ fell 1.74% to $139.72, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ fell 0.92% to $62.43, and J.M. Smucker Co. (SJM) rose 0.72% to $131.84.
Trading volume (998,078) remained 815,558 below its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 27, 2026.