DJ Kroger Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Kroger Co. $(KR)$ rose 2.09% to $57.23 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.65% to 7,798.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.13% to 53,839.99.
The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.
Kroger Co. closed 25.27% short of its 52-week high of $76.58, which the company reached on March 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 0.80% to $265.13, Walmart Inc. $(WMT)$ fell 0.25% to $115.72, and Costco Wholesale Corp. $(COST)$ rose 1.29% to $961.85.
Trading volume (5.3 M) remained 2.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 13, 2026.