A share price of Hershey Company [HSY] is currently trading at $189.26, up 0.58%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HSY shares have gain 4.09% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.72%, 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 December 15, 2025, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $211 for it. Previously, Stifel reaffirmed its Hold rating on December 11, 2025, and elevated its price target to $195. Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $167 on October 31, 2025. Goldman upgraded its rating to a Buy but $222 remained the price target by the analyst firm on September 16, 2025. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on September 15, 2025.
Hershey Company experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $140.13 and $199.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $197 within the next 12 months. Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] shares were valued at $189.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.09% based on the average HSY price forecast.
Analyzing the HSY fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] were 11.49B which represents 6.49% growth. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.26.
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 187.26 points at the first support level, and at 185.27 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 191.20, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 193.15.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] is 1.36. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.83, while the Cash Ratio is 0.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.34, the price to book ratio is 8.41 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.31.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Buck Michele, Former Officer, that happened on Dec 19 ’25 when 20156.0 shares were purchased. SVP, Chief Financial Officer, Voskuil Steven E completed a deal on Dec 18 ’25 to sell 1500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Former Officer Buck Michele bought 200.0 shares on Dec 18 ’25.
