Hershey Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Hershey Co. (HSY) shares fell 1.89% to $171.42 on Friday, underperforming competitors like PepsiCo and Mondelez during a broader market decline. The stock remains 28.42% below its 52-week high of $239.48. Trading volume was notably low at 1.1 million, significantly below the 50-day average of 2.1 million.
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Shares of Hershey Co. (HSY) slipped 1.89% to $171.42 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.01% to 7,457.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77% to 52,146.42.
Hershey Co. closed 28.42% short of its 52-week high of $239.48, which the company achieved on March 2nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) fell 1.66% to $137.12, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A (MDLZ) fell 0.68% to $61.00, and J.M. Smucker Co. (SJM) fell 1.72% to $112.01.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 1.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 17, 2026.
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