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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
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HSY
Hershey
$171.67
+0.4%
$162.12
$140.13
$211.92
$34.75B0.321.81 million shs1.54 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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HSY
Hershey
+0.55%-4.56%+8.41%-6.20%-12.35%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
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HSY
Hershey
4.1501 of 5 stars
1.93.03.31.92.81.72.5
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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HSY
Hershey
1.76
Reduce$164.15-4.38% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest HSY Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
2/10/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$170.00 ➝ $160.00
2/10/2025
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HSY
Hershey
DA Davidson
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$164.00 ➝ $149.00
2/7/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Stifel Nicolaus
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$170.00 ➝ $160.00
2/7/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Citigroup
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UpgradeSell ➝ Neutral$159.00 ➝ $154.00
2/5/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Mizuho
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Lower Price Target$170.00 ➝ $140.00
2/5/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Bernstein Bank
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$177.00 ➝ $146.00
2/3/2025
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Hershey
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$178.00 ➝ $178.00
1/31/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Piper Sandler
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DowngradeNeutral ➝ Underweight$153.00 ➝ $120.00
1/24/2025
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Hershey
Stifel Nicolaus
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$180.00 ➝ $170.00
1/23/2025
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HSY
Hershey
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$184.00 ➝ $148.00
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CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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HSY
Hershey
$11.20B3.10$12.06 per share14.23$23.30 per share7.37
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
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HSY
Hershey
$2.22B$10.9015.7525.135.9019.83%44.77%15.14%5/2/2025 (Estimated)

Latest HSY Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
2/6/2025Q4 2024
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HSY
Hershey
$2.40$2.69+$0.29$3.92$2.85 billionN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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HSY
Hershey
$5.483.19%+17.13%50.28%15 Years

Latest HSY Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/5/2025
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HSY
Hershey
quarterly$1.373.75%2/14/20252/17/20253/14/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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HSY
Hershey
0.68
0.96
0.64

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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HSY
Hershey
57.96%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
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HSY
Hershey
0.29%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
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HSY
Hershey
19,900202.41 million201.67 millionOptionable

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Hershey NYSE:HSY

$171.66 +0.73 (+0.42%)
Closing price 03/13/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$172.59 +0.93 (+0.54%)
As of 03/13/2025 07:53 PM Eastern
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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.