The Hershey Company (HSY)

US — Consumer Defensive Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol HSY
  • Rev/Share 55.6794
  • Book/Share 22.2547
  • PB 8.0994
  • Debt/Equity 1.3292
  • CurrentRatio 1.5296
  • ROIC 0.1674

 

  • MktCap 36544486675.0
  • FreeCF/Share 7.7839
  • PFCF 23.1432
  • PE 23.9021
  • Debt/Assets 0.4398
  • DivYield 0.0304
  • ROE 0.3377

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 5
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Upgrade HSY Goldman Sell Buy -- $222 Sept. 16, 2025
Upgrade HSY BNP Paribas Exane Neutral Outperform -- -- Sept. 15, 2025
Resumed HSY JP Morgan -- Neutral -- $187 Aug. 20, 2025
Reiterated HSY Morgan Stanley -- Equal Weight $173 $189 July 31, 2025
Reiterated HSY Bernstein -- Market Perform $155 $179 July 31, 2025
Reiterated HSY BofA Securities -- Neutral $175 $208 July 31, 2025
Reiterated HSY Mizuho -- Neutral $167 $155 May 28, 2025
Reiterated HSY Bernstein -- Market Perform $147 $155 May 2, 2025
Initiation HSY Morgan Stanley -- Equal Weight -- $183 March 24, 2025
Upgrade HSY Citigroup Sell Neutral $159 $154 Feb. 7, 2025

News

What's a Good Price to Buy Hershey Stock?
HSY
Published: February 14, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Negative

The Hershey Company (HSY 1.73%) is one of the less volatile businesses you can own.

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About The Hershey Company (HSY)

  • IPO Date 1980-03-17
  • Website https://www.thehersheycompany.com
  • Industry Food Confectioners
  • CEO Michele Gross Buck
  • Employees 18540

The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, meat snacks, bars and snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and protein bars. The company provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Paqui, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. It markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.