DJ Hershey Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ rallied 2.54% to $191.73 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.32% to 49,686.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.07% to 7,403.05.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Hershey Co. closed 19.94% below its 52-week high of $239.48, which the company reached on March 2nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ fell 0.04% to $149.06, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 1.99% to $61.64, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ rose 3.08% to $103.64.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 258,490 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 18, 2026.
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May 18, 2026 16:53 ET (20:53 GMT)
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