The Hershey Company (HSY)

US — Consumer Defensive Sector
Peers: K  SYY  KVUE  KMB  KDP  ADM  EL  JBS  ABEV  KHC 

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol HSY
  • Rev/Share 79.0103
  • Book/Share 31.3319
  • PB 7.1614
  • Debt/Equity 1.1653
  • CurrentRatio 1.1916
  • ROIC 0.09

 

  • MktCap 45500927918.0
  • FreeCF/Share 14.5815
  • PFCF 21.0859
  • PE 37.5943
  • Debt/Assets 0.3932
  • DivYield 0.0244
  • ROE 0.192

 

  • 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
Reiterated HSY Evercore ISI -- In-line $215 $250 Feb. 6, 2026
Reiterated HSY DA Davidson -- Neutral $185 $207 Feb. 2, 2026
Upgrade HSY Piper Sandler Neutral Overweight -- $213 Jan. 7, 2026
Upgrade HSY Wells Fargo Underweight Equal Weight -- $182 Jan. 5, 2026
Upgrade HSY Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Overweight -- $211 Dec. 15, 2025
Reiterated HSY Stifel -- Hold $185 $195 Dec. 11, 2025
Resumed HSY Jefferies -- Hold -- $181 Dec. 4, 2025
Upgrade HSY Piper Sandler Underweight Neutral -- $167 Oct. 31, 2025
Upgrade HSY Goldman Sell Buy -- $222 Sept. 16, 2025
Upgrade HSY BNP Paribas Exane Neutral Outperform -- -- Sept. 15, 2025

News

THE HERSHEY COMPANY ANNOUNCES OFFERING OF NOTES
HSY
Published: February 19, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

HERSHEY, Pa. , Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company ("Hershey" or the "Company") (NYSE: HSY) announced today that it is offering to sell notes in a public offering (the "Notes Offering").

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1 Magnificent S&P 500 Dividend Stock Down 42% to Buy and Hold Forever
HSY
Published: February 17, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Negative

If you've been around long enough, you will encounter some bumps in the road. This is true for The Hershey Company (HSY -0.98%), whose history dates back to the 1890s.

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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 Kirk C. Tanner
  • 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.