Hershey Company [HSY] stock prices are up 2.01% to $170.01 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The HSY shares have gain 2.99% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.79%, 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 May 02, 2025, when Bernstein reiterated its Mkt Perform rating and also boosted its price target to $155 from $147. Previously, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock with Equal-Weight rating on March 24, 2025, and set its price target to $183. On February 07, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $154 on the stock. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Underweight and decreased its price target to $120 on January 31, 2025. Deutsche Bank reiterated its recommendation of a Hold and reduced its price target to $148 on January 23, 2025. Mizuho reiterated a Neutral rating for this stock on December 23, 2024, and downed its price target to $170.
The stock price of Hershey Company [HSY] has been fluctuating between $140.13 and $211.92 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $174 within the next 12 months. Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] shares were valued at $170.01 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.35% based on the average HSY price forecast.
Analyzing the HSY fundamentals
The Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] reported sales of 10.75B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -13.75%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.43% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is 0.37 and Total Capital is 0.21. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.34.
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 166.91 points at the first support level, and at 163.82 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 171.60, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 173.19.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY]’s Current Ratio is 1.59. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.11, and the Cash Ratio is 0.5. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.20, the price to book ratio is 7.35 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.97.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Malcolm Robert, Director, that happened on May 02 ’25 when 5488.0 shares were sold. retired board member, Malcolm Robert completed a deal on May 02 ’25 to buy 5488.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, Chief Financial Officer Voskuil Steven E sold 3000.0 shares on Feb 25 ’25.
