NYSE:HSY Hershey (HSY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $176.09 +2.14 (+1.23%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$175.57 -0.52 (-0.30%) As of 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Hershey Stock (NYSE:HSY) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Hershey alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$171.58▼$176.4350-Day Range$157.81▼$177.9652-Week Range$156.16▼$239.48Volume3.23 million shsAverage Volume1.91 million shsMarket Capitalization$35.39 billionP/E Ratio20.23Dividend Yield3.30%Price Target$193.81Consensus RatingHold Company Overview The Hershey Company is a global confectionery company best known for its chocolate and candy products. Milton S. Hershey established the Hershey Chocolate Company in 1894, and the company is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Its portfolio includes chocolate bars, packaged candy, gum, mints and other snacks. Well-known brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, Kisses, Jolly Rancher and Ice Breakers; the company also sells salty snacks under brands such as SkinnyPop and Dot’s Pretzels. Hershey sells its products primarily in North America and also serves consumers in international markets through its operations and distribution partners.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Hershey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks88th Percentile Overall ScoreHSY MarketRank™: 4.392449862365 of 5 starsHershey scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 169 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.9 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingHershey has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.24, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 17 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialHershey has a consensus price target of $193.81, representing about 10.1% upside from its current price of $176.09.Amount of Analyst CoverageHershey has been the subject of 12 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 and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.39% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Hershey are expected to grow by 9.39% in the coming year, from $8.63 to $9.44 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Hershey is 20.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.24.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Hershey is 20.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 24.27.Price to Earnings Growth RatioHershey has a PEG Ratio of 1.56. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHershey has a P/B Ratio of 7.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.77% of the float of Hershey has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHershey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.07.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Hershey has recently increased by 8.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldHershey pays a meaningful dividend of 3.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthHershey has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Hershey is 65.72%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Hershey will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.55% next year. This indicates that Hershey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Hershey's dividend. News and Social Media4.3 / 5News Sentiment0.95 News SentimentHershey has a news sentiment score of 0.95. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Hershey this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search Interest30 people have searched for HSY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 76% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows10 people have added Hershey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Hershey insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.08% of the stock of Hershey is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions57.96% 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. Receive HSY Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Hershey and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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HSY Stock News HeadlinesHershey: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term InvestorsNovember 10 at 11:50 PM | fool.comBetter Dividend Stock: Hershey vs. MondelezNovember 10 at 2:29 PM | finance.yahoo.comURGENT: If you own a home, please review the map below.More than 1,300 red dots are scattered across the country, and 2,800 more are already on the way. Jim Rickards urges homeowners to check the map and see whether one is near them. Families in Georgia have been forced to sell, entire Ohio neighborhoods are being torn down, and nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face losing power. Rickards advised the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community for decades. He says one man outside Washington can stop it.November 11 at 1:00 AM | Paradigm Press (Ad)Hershey Stock (HSY) Slips 1% as Mars Dedicates Up to $1.4B to U.S. ManufacturingNovember 10 at 11:51 AM | tipranks.comHershey: Reshaping The Business For Better Days AheadNovember 9 at 11:51 PM | seekingalpha.comHershey Falls as Investors Weigh Guidance Quality, Consumer Weakness, and Analyst ResetsNovember 9 at 11:31 AM | quiverquant.comQHershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) Stock Has Average Price Target of $193.81November 8 at 2:28 AM | americanbankingnews.comHershey (HSY) Raises Outlook Following Strong Q3 Results But Is The Stock Fully ValuedNovember 6, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines HSY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have HSY shares performed this year? Hershey's stock was trading at $182.13 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, HSY stock has decreased by 3.3% and is now trading at $176.0920. How were Hershey's earnings last quarter? Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 29th. The company reported $2.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.53. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Hershey have any subsidiaries? Hershey subsidiaries include these companies: Dot's Pretzels, Lily's Sweets, One BrandsLLC, Pirate Brands, Amplify Snack Brands2, Ripple Brand Collective LLC, Krave Pure Foods, and others. Who are Hershey's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Hershey include Hershey Trust Co. (0.35%), Equity Investment Corp (0.31%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.31%) and Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.25%). Insiders that own company stock include Michele Buck, Steven E Voskuil, Kirk Tanner, Jason Reiman, Rohit Grover, James Turoff, Charles R Raup, Stacy Taffet and Jennifer Mccalman. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Hershey? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Hershey own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hershey investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Walt Disney (DIS), Chevron (CVX), ExxonMobil (XOM), Home Depot (HD) and Walmart (WMT). Company Calendar Record date for 9/15 Dividend8/14/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend8/14/2026Dividend Payable9/15/2026Last Earnings10/29/2026Today11/11/2026Record date for 12/15 Dividend11/16/2026Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend11/16/2026Dividend Payable12/15/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (7m+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 HSY's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. HSY has been in this zone for over 7 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Staples Industry Food Products Sub-IndustryPackaged Foods & Meats Current SymbolNYSE:HSY CIK47111 Webwww.thehersheycompany.com Phone(717) 534-4200Fax717-534-7873Employees19,595Year Founded1894Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Hershey$193.81 High Price Target$260.00 Low Price Target$160.00 Potential Upside/Downside+10.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.24 Research Coverage25 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$8.84 Trailing P/E Ratio20.23 Forward P/E Ratio18.65 P/E Growth1.56Net Income$883.26 million Net Margins14.63% Pretax Margin18.91% Return on Equity37.12% Return on Assets12.59% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.92 Current Ratio1.24 Quick Ratio0.72 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.69 billion Price / Sales3.03 Cash Flow$8.92 per share Price / Cash Flow19.74 Book Value$24.26 per share Price / Book7.26Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares200,980,000Free Float200,819,000Market Cap$35.39 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.08 Social Links 10 Best Stocks to Own in Fall 2026AI spending is reshaping the market, and the opportunity extends far beyond the biggest chipmakers. 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