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After finishing at $188.08 in the prior trading day, Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) closed at $185.08, down -1.60%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.28 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $187.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $184.92.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HSY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 32.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.83 and its Current Ratio is at 1.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.26 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.09.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 24 ’25 when Schechtman Natalie bought 200 shares for $186.29 per share. The transaction valued at 37,258 led to the insider holds 1,267 shares of the business.
Taffet Stacy bought 200 shares of HSY for $37,238 on Nov 21 ’25. The Chief Growth Officer now owns 9,371 shares after completing the transaction at $186.19 per share. On Nov 21 ’25, another insider, Tanner Kirk, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, bought 2,000 shares for $185.46 each. As a result, the insider paid 370,915 and bolstered with 47,860 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HSY now has a Market Capitalization of 37531471872 and an Enterprise Value of 42108874752. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.665 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.184.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSY is 0.18, which has changed by 0.031201243 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12607694 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HSY has reached a high of $208.03, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $140.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.71%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.62M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1631130 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 148.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 145.40M. Insiders hold about 28.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.45% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1763078400 were 9954122 with a Short Ratio of 6.15, compared to 1760486400 on 8124679. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9954122 and a Short% of Float of 7.870000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HSY’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.48, compared to 5.48 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.029136537. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.26. The current Payout Ratio is 50.20% for HSY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-17 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-17. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-06-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 18.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.81, with high estimates of $2.1 and low estimates of $1.53.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.09 and $5.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.98. EPS for the following year is $6.79, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $7.71 and $6.34.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $2.97B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.02B to a low estimate of $2.94B. As of. The current estimate, Hershey Company’s year-ago sales were $2.89BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.95B. There is a high estimate of $3.2B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.78B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HSY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.62B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.54B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.57B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.2BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.99B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.22B and the low estimate is $11.79B.
