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As of close of business last night, Hershey Company’s stock clocked out at $164.91, up 0.09% from its previous closing price of $164.76. In other words, the price has increased by $0.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $166.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $163.4715.
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 22.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.35. 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, Mizuho on May 28, 2025, Reiterated its Neutral rating but revised its target price to $155 from $167 previously.
On May 02, 2025, Bernstein reiterated its Mkt Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $147 to $155.
On March 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $183.Morgan Stanley initiated its Equal-Weight rating on March 24, 2025, with a $183 target price.
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 Jul 01 ’25 when Grover Rohit sold 1,333 shares for $175.00 per share. The transaction valued at 233,275 led to the insider holds 39,402 shares of the business.
Turoff James sold 1,300 shares of HSY for $227,500 on Jul 01 ’25. The SVP, GC & Secretary now owns 25,321 shares after completing the transaction at $175.00 per share. On Jul 01 ’25, another insider, Buck Michele, who serves as the Chairman, President and CEO of the company, sold 19,290 shares for $175.00 each. As a result, the insider received 3,375,750 and left with 193,624 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 33411426304 and an Enterprise Value of 38397661184. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.57 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.818.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSY is 0.25, which has changed by -0.13191557 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 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 -0.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.02%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HSY traded 1.74M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1798170 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 147.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 147.29M. Insiders hold about 27.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.27% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1749772800 were 9370165 with a Short Ratio of 5.67, compared to 1747267200 on 10217475. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9370165 and a Short% of Float of 7.4200004.
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 0.033260502The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.19. The current Payout Ratio is 50.20% for HSY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-16 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.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Hershey Company (HSY) is currently attracting attention from 17.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.42, with high estimates of $1.68 and low estimates of $1.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.2 and $5.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.94. EPS for the following year is $6.19, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $6.69 and $5.22.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 13 analysts expect revenue to total $2.52B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.63B to a low estimate of $2.46B. As of the current estimate, Hershey Company’s year-ago sales were $2.07BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.13B. There is a high estimate of $3.22B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.05B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HSY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.69B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.38B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.45B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.2BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.81B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.32B and the low estimate is $11.53B.
