DJ Hershey Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ shed 1.22% to $167.35 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.08% to 5,675.29 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.92% to 41,964.63.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Hershey Co. closed 21.03% below its 52-week high of $211.92, which the company reached on May 14th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ fell 0.59% to $148.11, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ fell 1.01% to $64.00, and Kellanova $(K)$ remained unchanged.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 391,956 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 19, 2025.
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March 19, 2025 16:55 ET (20:55 GMT)
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