The Hershey Stock Forecast, Price & News

The Hershey's stock was trading at $148.77 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, HSY stock has increased by 0.1% and is now trading at $148.98.
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18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Hershey in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" The Hershey stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in HSY, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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6,978 employees have rated The Hershey CEO Larry J. Merlo on Glassdoor.com. Larry J. Merlo has an approval rating of 37% among The Hershey's employees. This puts Larry J. Merlo in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

The Hershey is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 4th 2021.
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The Hershey will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 4th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 11th. The company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.16 billion. The Hershey had a net margin of 14.87% and a return on equity of 70.30%. The business's revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.61 EPS.
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The Hershey declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.804 per share on Tuesday, December 15th. This represents a $3.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.16%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 19th.
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The Hershey pays an annual dividend of $3.22 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.15%. The Hershey has been increasing its dividend for 8 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of The Hershey is 55.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, The Hershey will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.01% next year. This indicates that The Hershey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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The Hershey issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Friday, November, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $6.18-6.24 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.03.

18 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for The Hershey's shares. Their forecasts range from $125.00 to $172.00. On average, they expect The Hershey's share price to reach $152.53 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.4% from the stock's current price.
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The Hershey saw a decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,890,000 shares, a decline of 37.0% from the December 15th total of 3,000,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 807,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to The Hershey include Mondelez International (MDLZ), General Mills (GIS), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Hormel Foods (HRL), Tyson Foods (TSN), Kellogg (K), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), The J. M. Smucker (SJM), Post (POST), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Lancaster Colony (LANC), Flowers Foods (FLO), The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN) and Seaboard (SEB).
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The Hershey trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HSY."

The Hershey's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.12%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.05%), Hexavest Inc. (0.03%), LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI (0.03%), Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE (0.03%) and Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own The Hershey stock include Anthony J Palmer, Damien Atkins, Hershey Trust Co, Hershey Trust Co Trustee In Tr, Jason Reiman, Javier H Idrovo, Kevin R Walling, Michele Buck, Pamela M Arway, Patricia A Little, Steven E Voskuil, Terence L O'day, Todd W Tillemans and West Mary E Stone.
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HSY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Raymond James Trust N.A., Pacer Advisors Inc., Manning & Napier Group LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc., and TrimTabs Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold The Hershey company stock in the last year include Jason Reiman, Michele Buck, and Pamela M Arway.
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HSY stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Trust Walden Corp, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA, Northstar Advisory Group LLC, Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Strategic Investment Advisors MI, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Zhang Financial LLC, and Private Trust Co. NA. Company insiders that have bought The Hershey stock in the last two years include Damien Atkins, Steven E Voskuil, and Todd W Tillemans.
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Shares of HSY can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of HSY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $148.98.

The Hershey has a market capitalization of $31.01 billion and generates $7.99 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.15 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.78 on an earnings per share basis. The Hershey employs 16,140 workers across the globe.

The official website for The Hershey is www.thehersheycompany.com.

The Hershey's mailing address is 19 East Chocolate Avenue, Hershey PA, 17033. The company can be reached via phone at 717-534-4200.