DJ Hershey Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ rallied 1.20% to $222.04 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.26% to 49,662.66.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Hershey Co. closed 5.46% below its 52-week high of $234.87, which the company achieved on February 9th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 1.53% to $164.39, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 0.37% to $60.08, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ rose 1.38% to $107.69.
Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2026.
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February 18, 2026 16:53 ET (21:53 GMT)
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