A share price of Hershey Company [HSY] is currently trading at $172.86, up 4.07%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The HSY shares have gain 7.49% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.39%, and 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 February 07, 2025, when Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $154 from $159. Previously, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to Underweight on January 31, 2025, and dropped its price target to $120. On January 23, 2025, Deutsche Bank reiterated its Hold rating and revised its price target to $148 on the stock. Mizuho reiterated its Neutral rating and decreased its price target to $170 on December 23, 2024. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on December 12, 2024, and downed its price target to $160. In a note dated October 22, 2024, Redburn Atlantic initiated an Sell rating and provided a target price of $165 on this stock.
Hershey Company experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $140.13 and $211.92. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $174.5 within the next 12 months. Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] shares were valued at $172.86 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.95% based on the average HSY price forecast.
Analyzing the HSY fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] were 11.20B which represents 8.67% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.46% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.25%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.2%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.17, Equity is 0.52 and Total Capital is 0.31. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.16.
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 167.78 points at the first support level, and at 162.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 176.62, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 180.37.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] is 0.96. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.64, while the Cash Ratio is 0.19. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.12, the price to book ratio is 7.42 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.86.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved McCalman Jennifer, VP, Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Feb 03 ’25 when 278.0 shares were sold. Officer, McCalman Jennifer completed a deal on Feb 03 ’25 to buy 278.0 shares. Meanwhile, Former Officer Raup Charles R bought 1000.0 shares on Jan 13 ’25.
