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Hershey (HSY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$183.92 +3.93 (+2.18%)
Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$183.00 -0.91 (-0.50%)
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About Hershey Stock (NYSE:HSY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$179.98
$184.22
50-Day Range
$162.34
$190.23
52-Week Range
$140.13
$208.03
Volume
1.11 million shs
Average Volume
1.37 million shs
Market Capitalization
$37.28 billion
P/E Ratio
24.42
Dividend Yield
2.98%
Price Target
$170.83
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Hershey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

HSY MarketRank™: 

Hershey scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Hershey has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.78, and is based on no buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Hershey has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Hershey's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Hershey are expected to grow by 11.60% in the coming year, from $6.12 to $6.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Hershey is 24.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.84.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hershey is 24.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.59.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Hershey has a PEG Ratio of 4.45. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Hershey has a P/B Ratio of 7.89. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Hershey's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.03% of the float of Hershey has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Hershey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hershey has recently decreased by 1.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Hershey pays a meaningful dividend of 2.98%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Hershey has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Hershey is 72.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Hershey will have a dividend payout ratio of 80.23% in the coming year. This indicates that Hershey may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Hershey's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.03% of the float of Hershey has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Hershey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hershey has recently decreased by 1.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Hershey has a news sentiment score of 1.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.07 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Hershey this week, compared to 36 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 14 people have searched for HSY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -30% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    12 people have added Hershey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Hershey insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $15,759,755.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.28% of the stock of Hershey is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    57.96% of the stock of Hershey is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Hershey's insider trading history.
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HSY Stock News Headlines

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HSY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hershey's stock was trading at $169.35 at the start of the year. Since then, HSY stock has increased by 8.6% and is now trading at $183.9160.

Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The company reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.23. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 26.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Hershey: Dot's Pretzels, Lily's Sweets, One Brands LLC, Pirate Brands, Amplify Snack Brands2, Ripple Brand Collective LLC, Krave Pure Foods, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Hershey include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.29%), State Street Corp (3.51%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.52%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.25%). Insiders that own company stock include Hershey Trust Co Trustee In Tr, Michele Buck, Steven E Voskuil, Hershey Trust Co, Rohit Grover, James Turoff, Jason Reiman, Pamela M Arway, Charles R Raup, Robert Malcolm, Christopher M Scalia, Kristen J Riggs and Jennifer Mccalman.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of HSY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hershey investors own include Salesforce (CRM), Chevron (CVX), AbbVie (ABBV), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), CocaCola (KO), Home Depot (HD) and Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/16 Dividend
5/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend
5/16/2025
Dividend Payable
6/16/2025
Last Earnings
7/30/2025
Record date for 9/15 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend
8/15/2025
Today
9/01/2025
Dividend Payable
9/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
FOOD - CONFECTNRY
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
Current Symbol
NYSE:HSY
CIK
47111
Employees
20,030
Year Founded
1894

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$208.00
Low Price Target
$134.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-7.1%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.78
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.53
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.42
Forward P/E Ratio
30.05
P/E Growth
4.45
Net Income
$2.22 billion
Net Margins
13.54%
Pretax Margin
15.18%
Return on Equity
37.36%
Return on Assets
12.73%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.15
Current Ratio
1.53
Quick Ratio
0.89

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$11.20 billion
Price / Sales
3.33
Cash Flow
$11.68 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.74
Book Value
$23.30 per share
Price / Book
7.89

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
202,720,000
Free Float
202,156,000
Market Cap
$37.28 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.27

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This page (NYSE:HSY) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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