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In the latest session, Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) closed at $156.55 down -1.22% from its previous closing price of $158.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.79 million shares were traded.
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 20.93 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.42. 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:
As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.33. 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 6.77.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HSY has reached a high of $209.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $140.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.04%.
Shares Statistics:
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 61.50% stake in the company.
