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Hershey (HSY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$186.84 -3.48 (-1.83%)
Closing price 05/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$189.38 +2.54 (+1.36%)
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About Hershey Stock (NYSE:HSY)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$186.18
$190.65
50-Day Range
$184.88
$226.67
52-Week Range
$150.04
$239.48
Volume
1.60 million shs
Average Volume
2.06 million shs
Market Capitalization
$37.90 billion
P/E Ratio
34.79
Dividend Yield
3.11%
Price Target
$218.33
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Hershey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

HSY MarketRank™: 

Hershey scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 150 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.30, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 16 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Hershey has a consensus price target of $218.33, representing about 16.9% upside from its current price of $186.84.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Hershey has been the subject of 14 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 16.57% in the coming year, from $8.45 to $9.85 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Hershey is 34.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hershey is 34.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 26.30.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Hershey has a PEG Ratio of 1.12. 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 8.01. 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

    4.40% 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 4.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hershey has recently decreased by 5.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Hershey pays a meaningful dividend of 3.11%, 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 108.19%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Hershey will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.98% next year. This indicates that Hershey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Hershey's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Hershey has a news sentiment score of 1.20. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Hershey this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    25 people have searched for HSY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    11 people have added Hershey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% 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 $2,189,090.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.08% 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hershey's stock was trading at $182.13 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, HSY stock has increased by 2.6% and is now trading at $186.8380.

Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The company reported $2.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.31. The business's revenue was up 10.7% 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 BrandsLLC, Pirate Brands, Amplify Snack Brands2, Ripple Brand Collective LLC, Krave Pure Foods, and more.

Top institutional investors of Hershey include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.60%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.56%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.53%) and Swiss National Bank (0.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Hershey Trust Co Trustee In Tr, Michele Buck, Steven E Voskuil, Kirk Tanner, Jason Reiman, Rohit Grover, James Turoff, Pamela M Arway, Charles R Raup, Stacy Taffet and Jennifer Mccalman.
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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 3/16 Dividend
2/17/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/16 Dividend
2/17/2026
Dividend Payable
3/16/2026
Last Earnings
4/30/2026
Record date for 6/15 Dividend
5/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend
5/15/2026
Today
5/17/2026
Dividend Payable
6/15/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
FOOD - CONFECTNRY
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
Current Symbol
NYSE:HSY
CIK
47111
Employees
19,595
Year Founded
1894

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$260.00
Low Price Target
$185.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.30
Research Coverage
23 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.37
Trailing P/E Ratio
34.79
Forward P/E Ratio
22.11
P/E Growth
1.12
Net Income
$883.26 million
Net Margins
9.12%
Pretax Margin
12.37%
Return on Equity
28.98%
Return on Assets
9.76%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.99
Current Ratio
1.24
Quick Ratio
0.77

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$11.69 billion
Price / Sales
3.24
Cash Flow
$8.80 per share
Price / Cash Flow
21.22
Book Value
$23.34 per share
Price / Book
8.01

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
202,840,000
Free Float
202,681,000
Market Cap
$37.90 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.07

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This page (NYSE:HSY) was last updated on 5/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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