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After finishing at $165.52 in the prior trading day, Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) closed at $162.22, down -1.99%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.83 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $165.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $159.87.
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 53.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.85. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.83.
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 December 23, 2024, Reiterated its Neutral rating but revised its target price to $170 from $195 previously.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on December 12, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $175 to $160.
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 Dec 03 ’24 when Voskuil Steven E sold 1,000 shares for $180.00 per share. The transaction valued at 180,000 led to the insider holds 30,228 shares of the business.
Voskuil Steven E bought 1,000 shares of HSY for $180,000 on Dec 03 ’24. On Nov 18 ’24, another insider, Raup Charles R, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $170.95 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 32826030080 and an Enterprise Value of 37855260672. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.45 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.82.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HSY has reached a high of $211.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $165.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.97%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.06M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1245080 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 147.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 147.25M. Insiders hold about 27.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.01% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1734048000 were 7450001 with a Short Ratio of 3.62, compared to 1731628800 on 7924925. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7450001 and a Short% of Float of 5.71.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HSY’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.302, compared to 5.48 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03203238The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.08.
