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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
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HSY
Hershey
$196.49
-0.7%
$195.47
$178.82
$263.29
$40.01B0.371.66 million shs1.11 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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HSY
Hershey
-0.68%-0.26%-0.72%+4.77%-24.69%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
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HSY
Hershey
3.971 of 5 stars
2.13.04.21.92.01.71.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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HSY
Hershey
2.17
Hold$210.567.16% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest HSY Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/30/2024
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Hershey
Argus
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$240.00 ➝ $225.00
5/6/2024
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Hershey
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$200.00 ➝ $205.00
4/19/2024
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Hershey
Edward Jones
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Hold
4/17/2024
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Hershey
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$205.00 ➝ $200.00
4/15/2024
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Hershey
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$200.00 ➝ $179.00
4/11/2024
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Hershey
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$213.00 ➝ $199.00
3/26/2024
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Hershey
BNP Paribas
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DowngradeOutperform ➝ Neutral$208.00
3/15/2024
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Hershey
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$213.00
(Data available from 6/4/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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Hershey
$11.16B3.56$11.62 per share16.91$20.06 per share9.80

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
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Hershey
$1.86B$10.0919.4720.284.4218.13%50.15%16.67%7/25/2024 (Estimated)

Latest HSY Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/3/2024Q1 24
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HSY
Hershey
$2.74$3.07+$0.33$2.25$3.11 billion$3.25 billion      

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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HSY
Hershey
$5.482.79%+12.21%54.31%15 Years

Latest HSY Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/2/2024
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Hershey
quarterly$1.372.8%5/16/20245/17/20246/14/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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HSY
Hershey
0.92
0.97
0.64

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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HSY
Hershey
57.96%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
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HSY
Hershey
0.29%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
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HSY
Hershey
20,505202.23 million201.64 millionOptionable

HSY Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) Short Interest Up 11.5% in May
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Company Descriptions

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Hershey

NYSE:HSY
The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. The company provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. It markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. The company exports its products in approximately 80 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.