Hershey stock sheds 1.83% and underperforms competitors

4 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 1

Shares closed at $182.34 on Friday, marking a second straight daily loss as the S&P 500 rose 0.29% and the Dow fell 0.31%.
Hershey lagged PepsiCo, down 0.68%, Mondelez, down 0.11%, and J.M. Smucker, down 1.08% in a mixed trading session.
The stock finished 23.86% below its 52-week high of $239.48 reached on 2 March, while trading volume of 1.8 million stayed below its 50-day average.

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