DJ Kroger Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Kroger Co. $(KR)$ rose 2.81% to $57.90 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Kroger Co. closed 24.39% short of its 52-week high of $76.58, which the company achieved on March 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 0.57% to $258.63, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$ rose 0.10% to $103.70, and Costco Wholesale Corp. $(COST)$ rose 1.52% to $947.74.
Trading volume (5.9 M) remained 2.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.