Hershey Company [HSY] stock is trading at $184.45, up 1.63%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The HSY shares have gain 4.32% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.07%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 22, 2024, when Redburn Atlantic initiated its Sell rating and assigned the stock a price target of $165. Previously, UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral on October 07, 2024, and dropped its price target to $209. On October 07, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform and revised its price target to $205 on the stock. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Underperform and decreased its price target to $163 on September 26, 2024. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Sell and reduced its price target to $182 on August 27, 2024. Argus downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on August 14, 2024. In a note dated August 12, 2024, Goldman initiated an Sell rating and provided a target price of $185 on this stock.
Hershey Company [HSY] stock has fluctuated between $171.67 and $211.92 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $207.58 within the next 12 months. Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] shares were valued at $184.45 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.54% based on the average HSY price forecast.
Analyzing the HSY fundamentals
Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] reported sales of 10.97B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -1.40%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.43% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.14, Equity is 0.43 and Total Capital is 0.28. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.26.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 181.35 points at the first support level, and at 178.24 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 186.23, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 188.00.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Hershey Company’s Current Ratio is 0.85. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.54, and the Cash Ratio is 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.40, the price to book ratio is 8.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.25.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved McCalman Jennifer, VP, Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Nov 04 ’24 when 278.0 shares were sold. Officer, McCalman Jennifer completed a deal on Nov 04 ’24 to buy 278.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, Chief Financial Officer Voskuil Steven E sold 1000.0 shares on Oct 21 ’24.
