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In the latest session, Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) closed at $161.72 down -0.97% from its previous closing price of $163.30. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.46 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $163.6622 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $160.825.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Hershey Company’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.99. 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, Bernstein on May 02, 2025, Reiterated its Mkt Perform rating but revised its target price to $155 from $147 previously.
On March 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $183.
Citigroup Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on February 07, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $159 to $154.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 02 ’25 when Malcolm Robert sold 5,488 shares for $165.32 per share. The transaction valued at 907,267 led to the insider holds 9,323 shares of the business.
Malcolm Robert bought 5,488 shares of HSY for $907,000 on May 02 ’25. On Feb 25 ’25, another insider, Voskuil Steven E, who serves as the SVP, Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $180.00 each. As a result, the insider received 540,000 and left with 66,893 shares of the company.
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 32765118464 and an Enterprise Value of 37540646912. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.491 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.51.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSY is 0.29, which has changed by -0.22313493 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11241627 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HSY has reached a high of $211.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $140.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.38%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HSY has traded an average of 1.82M shares per day and 1939030 over the past ten days. A total of 147.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 147.28M. Insiders hold about 27.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.21% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1745971200 were 8220973 with a Short Ratio of 4.52, compared to 1743379200 on 8465290. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8220973 and a Short% of Float of 6.510000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HSY is 5.48, from 5.48 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03355787The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.15. The current Payout Ratio is 50.20% for HSY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 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.
