The pursuit of market outperformance leads investors to the practice of hand-picking stocks. Skillful choices can be a catalyst for significant wealth enhancement.
After finishing at $167.54 in the prior trading day, Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) closed at $167.0, down -0.32%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.98 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $168.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $166.13.
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 22.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.58. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.11 and its Current Ratio is at 1.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.17.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Mizuho on May 28, 2025, Reiterated its Neutral rating but revised its target price to $155 from $167 previously.
On May 02, 2025, Bernstein reiterated its Mkt Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $147 to $155.
On March 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $183.Morgan Stanley initiated its Equal-Weight rating on March 24, 2025, with a $183 target price.
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 Jun 09 ’25 when Grover Rohit sold 1,333 shares for $165.00 per share. The transaction valued at 219,945 led to the insider holds 40,735 shares of the business.
Turoff James sold 1,300 shares of HSY for $214,500 on Jun 09 ’25. The SVP, GC & Secretary now owns 26,621 shares after completing the transaction at $165.00 per share. On Jun 09 ’25, another insider, Grover Rohit, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,333 shares for $165.00 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 33944254464 and an Enterprise Value of 38610395136. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.59 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.894.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSY is 0.29, which has changed by -0.09155196 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 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 1.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.72%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.69M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2012110 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 147.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 147.29M. Insiders hold about 27.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.29% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1749772800 were 9370165 with a Short Ratio of 5.56, compared to 1747267200 on 10217475. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9370165 and a Short% of Float of 7.4200004.
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 0.032708608The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.17. The current Payout Ratio is 50.20% for HSY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1747353600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-06-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
