Hershey Company [HSY] stock prices are up 2.15% to $193.13 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The HSY shares have gain 7.30% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.26%, 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 January 07, 2026, when Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to an Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $213 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Equal Weight on January 05, 2026, and kept the price target unchanged to $182. On December 15, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $211 on the stock. Stifel reiterated its Hold rating and increased its price target to $195 on December 11, 2025. Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 31, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $167. In a note dated September 16, 2025, Goldman upgraded a Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $222.
The stock price of Hershey Company [HSY] has been fluctuating between $140.13 and $199.00 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $197.5 within the next 12 months. Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] shares were valued at $193.13 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.26% based on the average HSY price forecast.
Analyzing the HSY fundamentals
The Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] reported sales of 11.49B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.26.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY]’s Current Ratio is 1.36. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.83, while the Cash Ratio is 0.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.41, the price to book ratio is 8.58 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.89.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Buck Michele, Former Officer, that happened on Jan 12 ’26 when 352.0 shares were purchased. Former Officer, Buck Michele completed a deal on Jan 09 ’26 to buy 1318.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Robbin-Coker Cordel sold 130.0 shares on Jan 05 ’26.
