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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
$189.64
-0.4%
$171.28
$140.13
$208.03
$38.42B0.271.87 million shs521,189 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
+0.81%+3.03%+9.96%+11.89%-4.44%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
3.8127 of 5 stars
1.91.03.31.93.81.71.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
1.75
Reduce$169.68-10.52% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest HSY Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/4/2025
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HSY
Hershey
DA Davidson
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$171.00 ➝ $188.00
8/1/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$165.00 ➝ $190.00
7/31/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$135.00 ➝ $154.00
7/31/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$145.00 ➝ $160.00
7/31/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetNeutral$175.00 ➝ $208.00
7/31/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Sanford C. Bernstein
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform$155.00 ➝ $179.00
7/31/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$173.00 ➝ $189.00
7/29/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$160.00 ➝ $180.00
7/28/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Mizuho
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$155.00 ➝ $165.00
7/23/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$120.00 ➝ $145.00
(Data available from 8/5/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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HSY
Hershey
$11.30B3.40$11.71 per share16.19$23.30 per share8.14
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
$2.22B$7.5325.1827.774.5613.54%37.36%12.73%N/A

Latest HSY Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/30/2025Q2 2025 Prepared Remarks
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HSY
Hershey
$0.98$1.21+$0.23$0.31$2.50 billion$2.61 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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HSY
Hershey
$5.482.89%N/A72.78%15 Years

Latest HSY Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/30/2025
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HSY
Hershey
quarterly$1.372.94%8/15/20258/15/20259/15/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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HSY
Hershey
1.15
1.53
0.89

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
57.96%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
0.34%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
20,030202.60 million202.04 millionOptionable

Recent News About These Companies

Hershey Appoints Chris Brandt to Board of Directors
Hershey (NYSE:HSY) Price Target Raised to $189.00 at Morgan Stanley
Sanford C. Bernstein Increases Hershey (NYSE:HSY) Price Target to $179.00
Hershey (NYSE:HSY) Raised to "Hold" at Wall Street Zen
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Hershey NYSE:HSY

$189.64 -0.78 (-0.41%)
As of 02:36 PM Eastern
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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.