DJ Hershey Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ slipped 1.72% to $181.06 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.52% to 7,745.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,459.78.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Hershey Co. closed 24.39% below its 52-week high of $239.48, which the company achieved on March 2nd.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ fell 1.81% to $138.24, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ fell 2.25% to $62.18, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ fell 2.93% to $117.83.
Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 938,021 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 17, 2026.