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Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) closed the day trading at $190.65 down -2.76% from the previous closing price of $196.07. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.69 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $196.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $190.58.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HSY, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 33.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.00. 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 20 ’26 when Voskuil Steven E sold 1,500 shares for $198.67 per share. The transaction valued at 298,005 led to the insider holds 52,319 shares of the business.
Voskuil Steven E bought 1,500 shares of HSY for $298,005 on Jan 20 ’26. On Jan 14 ’26, another insider, Buck Michele, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 22,726 shares for $199.55 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 38660980736 and an Enterprise Value of 43238387712. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.763 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.645.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSY is 0.16, which has changed by 0.30097544 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12692177 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HSY has reached a high of $201.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $140.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.25%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HSY traded about 1.75M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HSY traded about 2046530 shares per day. 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 63.27% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1767139200 were 10480809 with a Short Ratio of 5.99, compared to 1764288000 on 8706886. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10480809 and a Short% of Float of 8.290000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
HSY’s forward annual dividend rate is 5.48, up from 5.48 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027949201. 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 $1.82, with high estimates of $2.1 and low estimates of $1.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.08 and $5.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.0. EPS for the following year is $7.03, 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. 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 $11.58B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.2BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.99B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.36B and the low estimate is $11.79B.
