NYSE:HSY - Hershey Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Hershey announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 24th will be given a dividend of $0.722 per share on Friday, September 14th. This represents a $2.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 23rd. This is a boost from Hershey's previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. View Hershey's Dividend History.

Hershey declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, October 26th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 26th. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.04. The business earned $1.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.74 billion. Hershey had a net margin of 13.40% and a return on equity of 108.82%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.09 EPS. View Hershey's Earnings History.

Hershey is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Hershey.

Hershey will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 25th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8665186930.

Hershey updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.33-5.43 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.32.

18 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Hershey's shares. Their predictions range from $85.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect Hershey's stock price to reach $102.5882 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for Hershey.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hershey in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 11 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Hershey.

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Hershey's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.25%), Davis R M Inc. (0.11%), Aperio Group LLC (0.05%), Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE (0.05%), Andra AP fonden (0.04%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own Hershey stock include D Michael Wege, David L Shedlarz, Hershey Trust Co Trustee In Tr, Javier H Idrovo, Kevin R Walling, Leslie M Turner, Michele Buck, Patricia A Little and Terence L O'day. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hershey.

HSY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Andra AP fonden, Bartlett & Co. LLC, Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL, Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD, Covenant Multifamily Offices LLC, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Raymond James Trust N.A. and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Hershey company stock in the last year include D Michael Wege, David L Shedlarz, Kevin R Walling, Michele Buck and Patricia A Little. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hershey.

HSY stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Seven Eight Capital LP, Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC, First Hawaiian Bank, Davis R M Inc., Lourd Capital LLC, We Are One Seven LLC, Pennsylvania Trust Co and CENTRAL TRUST Co. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hershey.

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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HSY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $104.59.

Hershey has a market capitalization of $21.34 billion and generates $7.52 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $782.98 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.76 on an earnings per share basis. Hershey employs 15,360 workers across the globe.

The official website for Hershey is http://www.hersheys.com.

Hershey's mailing address is 100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE P O BOX 810-EXTERNAL RPTG & COMPLIANCE, HERSHEY PA, 17033. The company can be reached via phone at 717-534-4200.