Hershey Company [HSY] stock is trading at $152.14, up 1.95%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The HSY shares have gain 1.50% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -11.42%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 23, 2025, when Deutsche Bank reiterated its Hold rating and also revised its price target to $148 from $184. Previously, Mizuho reaffirmed its Neutral rating on December 23, 2024, and dropped its price target to $170. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Underweight and decreased its price target to $160 on December 12, 2024. Redburn Atlantic initiated its recommendation with a Sell and recommended $165 as its price target on October 22, 2024. UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 07, 2024, and downed its price target to $209. In a note dated October 07, 2024, Bernstein downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $230 to $205.
Hershey Company [HSY] stock has fluctuated between $147.60 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 $152.14 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.7% 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.34.
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 150.16 points at the first support level, and at 148.17 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 153.17, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 154.19.
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 2.81, the price to book ratio is 7.32 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.53.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Raup Charles R, Former Officer, that happened on Jan 13 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were purchased. SVP, Chief Financial Officer, Voskuil Steven E completed a deal on Dec 03 ’24 to sell 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Voskuil Steven E bought 1000.0 shares on Dec 03 ’24.
