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After finishing at $170.22 in the prior trading day, Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) closed at $170.49, up 0.16%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $172.17 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $169.0.
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 47.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.92. 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 the company, Citigroup on February 07, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $154 from $159 previously.
On January 31, 2025, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $153 to $120.
Deutsche Bank reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on January 23, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $184 to $148.
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 34509053952 and an Enterprise Value of 39225798656. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.502 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.375.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSY is 0.27, which has changed by -0.15690833 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 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 4.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.88%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.01M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1926250 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 147.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 147.09M. Insiders hold about 27.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.94% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1740700800 were 7907954 with a Short Ratio of 3.94, compared to 1738281600 on 6858074. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7907954 and a Short% of Float of 6.0599998.
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 0.03219363The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.12. 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.
