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After finishing at $179.28 in the prior trading day, Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) closed at $180.07, up 0.44%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.12 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $183.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $179.91.
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 31.40 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.83. 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.
On January 05, 2026, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Underweight but kept the price unchanged to $182.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on December 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $211.
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 Jan 05 ’26 when Robbin-Coker Cordel sold 130 shares for $184.10 per share. The transaction valued at 23,933 led to the insider holds 1,409 shares of the business.
Robbin-Coker Cordel bought 130 shares of HSY for $23,933 on Jan 05 ’26. On Dec 19 ’25, another insider, Buck Michele, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 20,156 shares for $190.25 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 36515516416 and an Enterprise Value of 41092919296. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.94. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.577 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.769.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSY is 0.17, which has changed by 0.13324904 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 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 -0.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.07%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.66M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1283760 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 63.49% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1765756800 were 9117511 with a Short Ratio of 5.50, 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
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 0.030566711. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.27. . 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
The stock of Hershey Company (HSY) is currently being evaluated by 19.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.83, 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 $6.96, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $7.71 and $6.5.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $2.97B in revenue. The current quarter. 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.
