Hershey Company [HSY] stock is trading at $188.15, up 0.02%. 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 5.24% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.99%, 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 an 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 [HSY] stock has fluctuated between $140.13 and $199.00 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $195.56 within the next 12 months. Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] shares were valued at $188.15 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.94% based on the average HSY price forecast.
Analyzing the HSY fundamentals
Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] reported sales of 11.49B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 6.49%. 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 186.72 points at the first support level, and at 185.28 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 189.72, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 191.28.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Hershey Company’s Current Ratio is 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 3.32, the price to book ratio is 8.36 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.15.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Schechtman Natalie, SVP and CHRO, that happened on Nov 24 ’25 when 200.0 shares were purchased. Chief Growth Officer, Taffet Stacy completed a deal on Nov 21 ’25 to buy 200.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO Tanner Kirk bought 2000.0 shares on Nov 21 ’25.
