At the time of writing, Hershey Company [HSY] stock is trading at $186.0, up 1.83%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HSY shares have gain 3.79% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.43%, 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 October 31, 2025, when Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $167 for it. Previously, Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy on September 16, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $222. On September 15, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform. Morgan Stanley reiterated its recommendation of a Equal-Weight and raised its price target to $189 on July 31, 2025. BofA Securities reiterated a Neutral rating for this stock on July 31, 2025, and upped its price target to $208. In a note dated July 31, 2025, Bernstein reiterated an Mkt Perform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $155 to $179.
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 $194 within the next 12 months. Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] shares were valued at $186.0 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.3% based on the average HSY price forecast.
Analyzing the HSY fundamentals
According to Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY], the company’s sales were 11.49B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.49% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.38% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.29 and Total Capital is 0.18. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.26.
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 182.89 points at the first support level, and at 179.77 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 188.06, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 190.11.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] has a current ratio of 1.36. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.83, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.28, the price to book ratio is 8.26 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.82.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Voskuil Steven E, SVP, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Nov 18 ’25 when 1500.0 shares were sold. Officer, Voskuil Steven E completed a deal on Nov 18 ’25 to buy 1500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Robbin-Coker Cordel sold 303.0 shares on Nov 03 ’25.
