DJ Kroger Co. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Kroger Co. $(KR)$ slid 1.03% to $56.73 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.28% to 54,036.93.
Kroger Co. closed 25.92% below its 52-week high of $76.58, which the company reached on March 12th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 0.82% to $274.48, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$ fell 0.20% to $111.85, and Costco Wholesale Corp. $(COST)$ fell 0.14% to $947.82.
Trading volume (5.8 M) remained 2.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.