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Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) closed the day trading at $163.06 down -0.13% from the previous closing price of $163.28. In other words, the price has decreased by $-0.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.3 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $164.42 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $161.26.
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 45.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.15. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 0.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.74.
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, Morgan Stanley on March 24, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $183.
On February 07, 2025, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell and also lowered its target price recommendation from $159 to $154.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Neutral to Underweight on January 31, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $153 to $120.
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 Feb 25 ’25 when Voskuil Steven E sold 3,000 shares for $180.00 per share. The transaction valued at 540,000 led to the insider holds 66,893 shares of the business.
Voskuil Steven E bought 3,000 shares of HSY for $540,000 on Feb 25 ’25. On Feb 03 ’25, another insider, McCalman Jennifer, who serves as the VP, Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 278 shares for $148.00 each. As a result, the insider received 41,144 and left with 2,682 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 33029922816 and an Enterprise Value of 37721886720. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.95 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.367 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.939.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSY is 0.31, which has changed by -0.15913779 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.097913146 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 -3.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.37%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HSY traded about 1.85M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HSY traded about 1073230 shares per day. A total of 147.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 147.24M. Insiders hold about 27.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.36% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1744675200 were 7803649 with a Short Ratio of 4.21, compared to 1741910400 on 8329092. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7803649 and a Short% of Float of 6.18.
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 0.03356198The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.14. The current Payout Ratio is 50.20% for HSY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1739491200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-06-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 19.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Hershey Company (HSY) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.25, with high estimates of $1.44 and low estimates of $1.09.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.25 and $5.71 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.08. EPS for the following year is $6.57, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $9.07 and $5.45.
Revenue Estimates
13 analysts predict $2.79B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.82B to a low estimate of $2.76B. As of the current estimate, Hershey Company’s year-ago sales were $3.25BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.5B. There is a high estimate of $2.66B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.36B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HSY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.48B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.42B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.2BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.95B and the low estimate is $11.49B.
