DJ Hershey Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Hershey Co. $(HSY)$ advanced 2.06% to $236.28 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.43% to 6,878.88 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.05% to 48,977.92.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Hershey Co. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $234.87, which the company reached on February 9th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 1.29% to $169.74, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 2.74% to $61.58, and J.M. Smucker Co. $(SJM)$ fell 0.04% to $115.95.
Trading volume (2.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 27, 2026.
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February 27, 2026 16:52 ET (21:52 GMT)
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