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title: "Kroger Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Kroger Co. (KR) shares fell 1.92% to $56.68 on Wednesday, underperforming competitors like Walmart and Amazon during a mixed market session. This marks the stock's second consecutive day of losses, with KR trading 25.99% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was lower than the 50-day average."
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# Kroger Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Kroger Co. (KR) slid 1.92% to $56.68 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 54,349.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,723.55.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Kroger Co. closed 25.99% below its 52-week high of $76.58, which the company reached on March 12th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 1.72% to $272.65, Walmart Inc. (WMT) rose 0.71% to $112.34, and Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) fell 0.62% to $941.99.

Trading volume (6.0 M) remained 2.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.4 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 5, 2026.

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