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Hershey (HSY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$168.67 -3.09 (-1.80%)
(As of 05:46 PM ET)

About Hershey Stock (NYSE:HSY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$167.52
$171.86
50-Day Range
$168.67
$193.68
52-Week Range
$166.69
$211.92
Volume
1.77 million shs
Average Volume
1.81 million shs
Market Capitalization
$34.13 billion
P/E Ratio
19.43
Dividend Yield
3.25%
Price Target
$184.61
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. The company provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. It markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. The company exports its products in approximately 80 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Hershey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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75th Percentile Overall Score

HSY MarketRank™: 

Hershey scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 56th out of 147 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 Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.68, and is based on no buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 6 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Hershey 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 Growth

    Earnings for Hershey are expected to decrease by -10.03% in the coming year, from $9.07 to $8.16 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Hershey is 19.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.29.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hershey is 19.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 21.96.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Hershey has a PEG Ratio of 4.24. 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 8.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.68% of the outstanding shares of Hershey have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Hershey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hershey has recently decreased by 0.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Hershey pays a meaningful dividend of 3.22%, 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 63.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Hershey will have a dividend payout ratio of 67.16% next year. This indicates that Hershey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Hershey's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.68% of the outstanding shares of Hershey have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Hershey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hershey has recently decreased by 0.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Hershey has a news sentiment score of -0.08. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Hershey this week, compared to 19 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 37 people have searched for HSY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -3% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 23 people have added Hershey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Hershey insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.34% 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 News Headlines

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Jefferies Keeps Their Sell Rating on The Hershey Company (HSY)
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HSY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hershey's stock was trading at $186.44 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, HSY stock has decreased by 9.5% and is now trading at $168.67.
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The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.17. The business's revenue was down 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Hershey subsidiaries include Dot's Pretzels, Lily's Sweets, One Brands LLC, Pirate Brands, Amplify Snack Brands2, Ripple Brand Collective LLC, Krave Pure Foods, and others.

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.
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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), Coca-Cola (KO), Home Depot (HD) and Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/01/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/16 Dividend
11/18/2024
Dividend Payable
12/16/2024
Today
12/30/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Sugar & confectionery products
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
CUSIP
42786610
Employees
20,505
Year Founded
1894

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$184.61
High Stock Price Target
$225.00
Low Stock Price Target
$160.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.5%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.68
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$1.86 billion
Pretax Margin
18.87%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$10.97 billion
Cash Flow
$11.14 per share
Book Value
$20.06 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
201,667,000
Market Cap
$34.11 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.37

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This page (NYSE:HSY) was last updated on 12/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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