Hershey Company [HSY] stock prices are down -0.98% to $161.48 at the moment. 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 3.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.11%, and not 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 May 28, 2025, when Mizuho reiterated its Neutral rating and also revised its price target to $155 from $167. Previously, Bernstein reaffirmed its Mkt Perform rating on May 02, 2025, and elevated its price target to $155. On March 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned a price target of $183 on the stock. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $154 on February 07, 2025. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Underweight and reduced its price target to $120 on January 31, 2025. Deutsche Bank reiterated a Hold rating for this stock on January 23, 2025, and downed its price target to $148. In a note dated December 23, 2024, Mizuho reiterated an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $195 to $170.
The stock price of Hershey Company [HSY] has been fluctuating between $140.13 and $208.03 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $207.58 within the next 12 months. Hershey Company [NYSE: HSY] shares were valued at $161.48 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.55% based on the average HSY price forecast.
Analyzing the HSY fundamentals
The Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] reported sales of 10.75B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -13.75%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.43% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is 0.37 and Total Capital is 0.21. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.34.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY]’s Current Ratio is 1.59. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.11, while the Cash Ratio is 0.5. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.04, the price to book ratio is 6.98 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.92.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Buck Michele, Chairman, President and CEO, that happened on May 30 ’25 when 31210.0 shares were sold. SVP, GC & Secretary, Turoff James completed a deal on May 30 ’25 to sell 1300.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Turoff James bought 1300.0 shares on May 30 ’25.
