Hershey Company [HSY] stock prices are down -0.46% to $183.10 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HSY shares have gain 4.81% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.73%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Underweight on December 12, 2024, and dropped its price target to $160. On October 22, 2024, Redburn Atlantic initiated with a Sell rating and assigned a price target of $165 on the stock. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $209 on October 07, 2024. Bernstein downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and reduced its price target to $205 on October 07, 2024. Jefferies downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on September 26, 2024, and downed its price target to $163. In a note dated August 27, 2024, Citigroup downgraded an Sell rating on this stock and revised its target price from $195 to $182.
The stock price of Hershey Company [HSY] has been fluctuating between $168.16 and $211.92 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $174.5 within the next 12 months. Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] shares were valued at $183.10 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.7% based on the average HSY price forecast.
Analyzing the HSY fundamentals
The Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] reported sales of 10.97B for trailing twelve months, representing 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.26.
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 181.72 points at the first support level, and at 180.33 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 184.46, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 185.81.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY]’s Current Ratio is 0.85. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.54, while the Cash Ratio is 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.36, the price to book ratio is 8.81 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.09.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Voskuil Steven E, SVP, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Dec 03 ’24 when 1000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Voskuil Steven E completed a deal on Dec 03 ’24 to buy 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Raup Charles R bought 1000.0 shares on Nov 18 ’24.
