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The price of Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) closed at $184.2 in the last session, down -0.32% from day before closing price of $184.8. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $185.12 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $183.6236.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HSY’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 32.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.29. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 19 ’25 when Buck Michele bought 20,156 shares for $190.25 per share.
Voskuil Steven E sold 1,500 shares of HSY for $282,765 on Dec 18 ’25. The SVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 53,819 shares after completing the transaction at $188.51 per share. On Dec 18 ’25, another insider, Buck Michele, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 200 shares for $190.00 each.
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 37353017344 and an Enterprise Value of 41930424320. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.65 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.111.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSY is 0.17, which has changed by 0.09207332 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17318606 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HSY has reached a high of $199.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $140.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.66%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HSY traded on average about 1.65M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1473360 shares per day over the past 10 days. 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 63.52% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1765756800 were 9117511 with a Short Ratio of 5.53, compared to 1763078400 on 9954122. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9117511 and a Short% of Float of 7.21.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HSY is 5.48, which was 5.48 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02965368. 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
Its stock is currently analyzed by 19.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.82, with high estimates of $2.1 and low estimates of $1.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.09 and $5.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.99. EPS for the following year is $6.92, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $7.71 and $6.45.
Revenue Estimates
According to 15 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.97B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.03B to a low estimate of $2.94B. As of. The current estimate, Hershey Company’s year-ago sales were $2.89BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.96B. There is a high estimate of $3.2B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.78B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HSY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.63B, 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 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.39B and the low estimate is $11.79B.
