Hershey Stock Forecast, Price & News

Hershey's stock was trading at $148.77 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, HSY shares have decreased by 1.9% and is now trading at $145.95.
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18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hershey in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 11 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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Hershey is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, November 6th 2020.
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Hershey will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, November 6th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 23rd. The company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $1.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.74 billion. Hershey had a net margin of 13.50% and a return on equity of 70.65%. The business's revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.31 earnings per share.
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Hershey announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.804 per share on Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $3.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This is a boost from Hershey's previous quarterly dividend of $0.77.
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18 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Hershey's shares. Their forecasts range from $125.00 to $172.00. On average, they anticipate Hershey's stock price to reach $148.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.4% from the stock's current price.
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Hershey saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,160,000 shares, a decrease of 13.9% from the September 15th total of 2,510,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 914,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Approximately 1.5% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to Hershey include Mondelez International (MDLZ), General Mills (GIS), Hormel Foods (HRL), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Kellogg (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), Conagra Brands (CAG), Campbell Soup (CPB), J M Smucker (SJM), Post (POST), Flowers Foods (FLO), Lancaster Colony (LANC), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), Seaboard (SEB) and The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hershey investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), The Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), Verizon Communications (VZ), Chevron (CVX), The Procter & Gamble (PG), Coca-Cola (KO), Walmart (WMT) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Hershey trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HSY."

Hershey's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.12%), Hexavest Inc. (0.05%), LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI (0.03%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.03%), Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE (0.03%) and Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc. (0.03%). Company insiders that own 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Hexavest Inc., Cadence Capital Management LLC, Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, Pacer Advisors Inc., and First Hawaiian Bank. Company insiders that have sold Hershey company stock in the last year include Hershey Trust Co Trustee In Tr, Jason Reiman, Kevin R Walling, Michele Buck, Pamela M Arway, and West Mary E Stone.
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HSY stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Raymond James Trust N.A., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Boston Trust Walden Corp, TrimTabs Asset Management LLC, First American Trust FSB, Avantax Advisory Services Inc., LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI, and Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC. Company insiders that have bought 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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of HSY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $145.95.

Hershey has a market capitalization of $30.36 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. Hershey employs 16,140 workers across the globe.

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

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