Hershey Company [HSY] stock is trading at $190.41, up 0.74%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The HSY shares have gain 3.17% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.90%, 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 July 31, 2025, when Morgan Stanley reiterated its Equal-Weight rating and also boosted its price target to $189 from $173. Previously, BofA Securities reaffirmed its Neutral rating on July 31, 2025, and elevated its price target to $208. On July 31, 2025, Bernstein reiterated its Mkt Perform rating and revised its price target to $179 on the stock. Mizuho reiterated its Neutral rating and decreased its price target to $155 on May 28, 2025. Bernstein reiterated its recommendation of a Mkt Perform and raised its price target to $155 on May 02, 2025. Morgan Stanley started tracking with a Equal-Weight rating for this stock on March 24, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $183. In a note dated February 07, 2025, Citigroup upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $159 to $154.
Hershey Company [HSY] stock has fluctuated 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 $190.41 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.02% based on the average HSY price forecast.
Analyzing the HSY fundamentals
Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] reported sales of 11.30B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 26.04%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.4% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.34 and Total Capital is 0.2. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.18.
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Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Hershey Company’s Current Ratio is 1.53. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.89, and the Cash Ratio is 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.42, the price to book ratio is 8.55 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.30.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Buck Michele, Chairman, President and CEO, that happened on Jul 30 ’25 when 19290.0 shares were sold. Former Officer, Scalia Christopher M completed a deal on Jul 31 ’25 to buy 13972.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Buck Michele bought 19290.0 shares on Jul 30 ’25.
