DJ Kroger Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Kroger Co. $(KR)$ rose 2.22% to $58.92 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.02% to 7,704.13 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.31% to 51,349.98.
The stock's rise snapped a six-day losing streak.
Kroger Co. closed 23.06% below 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) rose 0.04% to $249.38, Walmart Inc. (WMT) fell 2.66% to $107.59, and Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) fell 0.91% to $896.48.
Trading volume (8.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 24, 2026.