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As of close of business last night, Hershey Company’s stock clocked out at $185.78, up 1.10% from its previous closing price of $183.75. In other words, the price has increased by $1.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.21 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $186.035 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $183.62.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HSY’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 41.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.89 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.22.
On July 31, 2025, Morgan Stanley reiterated its Equal-Weight rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $173 to $189. BofA Securities reiterated its Neutral rating for the stock on July 31, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $175 to $208.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 18 ’25 when Voskuil Steven E sold 1,500 shares for $178.53 per share. The transaction valued at 267,795 led to the insider holds 59,819 shares of the business.
Voskuil Steven E bought 1,500 shares of HSY for $267,795 on Aug 18 ’25. On Aug 01 ’25, another insider, M.S. Hershey Foundation, who serves as the Trustee is an affiliate of the company, bought 278 shares for $189.05 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 37662064640 and an Enterprise Value of 42750615552. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.785 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.052.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSY is 0.26, which has changed by -0.06497562 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 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 4.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.63%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HSY traded 1.70M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1193550 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 148.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 145.29M. Insiders hold about 28.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.97% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1755216000 were 10535078 with a Short Ratio of 6.19, compared to 1752537600 on 10331336. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10535078 and a Short% of Float of 8.34.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 5.48, HSY has a forward annual dividend rate of 5.48. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02982313The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.22. The current Payout Ratio is 50.20% for HSY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-15. 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 drawing attention from 17.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.54, with high estimates of $1.69 and low estimates of $1.34.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.0 and $5.82 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.92. EPS for the following year is $6.66, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $8.45 and $6.25.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 13 analysts expect revenue to total $3.1B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.16B to a low estimate of $3.05B. As of the current estimate, Hershey Company’s year-ago sales were $2.99BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.97B. There is a high estimate of $3.04B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.93B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HSY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.62B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.43B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.49B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.2BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.31B and the low estimate is $11.65B.
