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Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) closed the day trading at $151.75 down -2.29% from the previous closing price of $155.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.58 million shares were traded. HSY stock price reached its highest trading level at $156.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $150.31.
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 49.93 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.83.
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 December 23, 2024, Reiterated its Neutral rating but revised its target price to $170 from $195 previously.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on December 12, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $175 to $160.
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 Jan 13 ’25 when Raup Charles R bought 1,000 shares for $159.17 per share.
Voskuil Steven E sold 1,000 shares of HSY for $180,000 on Dec 03 ’24. The SVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 30,228 shares after completing the transaction at $180.00 per share. On Dec 03 ’24, another insider, Voskuil Steven E, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $180.00 each.
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 30707372032 and an Enterprise Value of 35736604672. As of this moment, Hershey’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.257 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.103.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HSY is 0.39, which has changed by -0.18885463 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22212577 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 $154.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.20%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HSY traded about 2.19M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HSY traded about 1790130 shares per day. A total of 147.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 147.25M. Insiders hold about 27.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.87% stake in the company. Shares short for HSY as of 1735603200 were 6954860 with a Short Ratio of 3.18, compared to 1732838400 on 7465038. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6954860 and a Short% of Float of 5.33.
Dividends & Splits
HSY’s forward annual dividend rate is 5.48, up from 5.302 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.034138177The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.08. The current Payout Ratio is 49.20% for HSY, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1731888000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-06-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
