The Week's Stock Market Winners: Chevron, Heinz, And Hershey

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Published: February 26, 2011 7:34 am

S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (18 FEB -24 FEB)	Ticker	Weekly Price Change (%)	Close Price 24Feb11	Close Price 18Feb11	Market Cap($Mil)
Chesapeake Energy Corp	CHK	12.9	34.35	30.43	22462.0
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp	COG	9.6	44.80	40.87	4658.0
Range Resources Corp.	RRC	7.8	52.09	48.31	8338.2
V.F. Corp	VFC	6.9	96.00	89.80	10412.5
CONSOL Energy Inc.	CNX	6.4	48.84	45.89	11049.4
Heinz (H J) Co	HNZ	3.9	49.57	47.72	15899.4
Hershey Co	HSY	3.9	52.28	50.33	8718.1
Noble Corp	NE	3.5	43.55	42.07	10986.8
Chevron Corp	CVX	3.4	102.03	98.72	205328.0
DIRECTV	DTV	3.2	45.72	44.30	38117.8
Source: Capital IQ

It was a particularly bad week for investors who have counted on surges in individual shares over the last two months. Only one stock, Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) rose more than 10%. The firm’s earning were strong, but more important to the markets were a potential decision by the energy company to spin off some of its services business.

The price of oil moved above $100 and several energy companies benefited. The shares of Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) jumped 9.6%. CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX) shares were up 6.4%.

The stock price of energy mammoth Chevron (NYSE: CVX) closed the week 3,4% higher.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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