At the time of writing, Hershey Company [HSY] stock is trading at $194.39, down -0.40%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The HSY shares have gain 3.92% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.66%, 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 September 16, 2025, when Goldman upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $222 for it. Previously, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded its rating to Outperform on September 15, 2025. Morgan Stanley reiterated its Equal-Weight rating and increased its price target to $189 on July 31, 2025. BofA Securities reiterated its recommendation of a Neutral and raised its price target to $208 on July 31, 2025. Bernstein reiterated a Mkt Perform rating for this stock on July 31, 2025, and upped its price target to $179. In a note dated May 28, 2025, Mizuho reiterated an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $167 to $155.
For the past year, the stock price of Hershey Company fluctuated between $140.13 and $208.03. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $192.33 within the next 12 months. Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] shares were valued at $194.39 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -1.06% based on the average HSY price forecast.
Analyzing the HSY fundamentals
According to Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY], the company’s sales were 11.30B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 26.04% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.4% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.34 and Total Capital is 0.2. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.33.
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 192.77 points at the first support level, and at 191.14 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 196.57, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 198.74.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] has a current ratio of 1.53. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.89 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.49, the price to book ratio is 8.73 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.83.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Voskuil Steven E, SVP, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Sep 18 ’25 when 1500.0 shares were sold. Officer, Voskuil Steven E completed a deal on Sep 18 ’25 to buy 1500.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, Chief Financial Officer Voskuil Steven E sold 1500.0 shares on Aug 18 ’25.
