DJ Kroger Co. Stock Rises Friday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Kroger Co. $(KR)$ rose 1.39% to $64.82 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.59% to 5,954.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.39% to 43,840.91.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Kroger Co. closed 2.17% below its 52-week high of $66.26, which the company achieved on February 25th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. $(AMZN)$ rose 1.70% to $212.28, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$ rose 1.88% to $98.61, and Costco Wholesale Corp. $(COST)$ rose 2.63% to $1,048.61.
Trading volume (8.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 28, 2025.
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February 28, 2025 16:49 ET (21:49 GMT)
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