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HSY

Hershey Company

Mar 19 • 02:52PM ET

166.55

Dollar change -2.87
Percentage change -1.69	%

Consumer Defensive • Confectioners • USA • NYSE

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	15.28	EPS (ttm)	10.90	Insider Own	27.33%	Shs Outstand	147.77M	Perf Week	-2.57%
Market Cap	33.74B	Forward P/E	25.24	EPS next Y	6.60	Insider Trans	-0.01%	Shs Float	147.09M	Perf Month	2.18%
Income	2.22B	PEG	-	EPS next Q	1.99	Inst Own	60.94%	Short Float	5.38%	Perf Quarter	-9.04%
Sales	11.20B	P/S	3.01	EPS this Y	-34.17%	Inst Trans	-1.06%	Short Ratio	4.01	Perf Half Y	-17.06%
Book/sh	23.30	P/B	7.15	EPS next Y	7.00%	ROA	17.88%	Short Interest	7.91M	Perf Year	-13.95%
Cash/sh	3.61	P/C	46.17	EPS next 5Y	-7.02%	ROE	50.40%	52W Range	140.13 - 211.92	Perf YTD	-1.65%
Dividend Est.	5.53 (3.32%)	P/FCF	17.52	EPS past 5Y	14.88%	ROI	27.06%	52W High	-21.41%	Beta	0.27
Dividend TTM	5.48 (3.29%)	Quick Ratio	0.64	Sales past 5Y	7.15%	Gross Margin	43.35%	52W Low	18.85%	ATR (14)	5.29
Dividend Ex-Date	Feb 14, 2025	Current Ratio	0.96	EPS Y/Y TTM	20.17%	Oper. Margin	22.78%	RSI (14)	44.90	Volatility	2.49% 3.35%
Employees	18540	Debt/Eq	1.16	Sales Y/Y TTM	0.33%	Profit Margin	19.83%	Recom	3.14	Target Price	156.50
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.74	EPS Q/Q	130.32%	Payout	50.20%	Rel Volume	0.35	Prev Close	169.42
Sales Surprise	1.66%	EPS Surprise	13.50%	Sales Q/Q	8.67%	Earnings	Feb 06 BMO	Avg Volume	1.97M	Price	166.55
SMA20	-4.67%	SMA50	2.31%	SMA200	-7.93%	Trades		Volume	583,237	Change	-1.69%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Feb-07-25	Upgrade	Citigroup	Sell → Neutral	$159 → $154
Jan-31-25	Downgrade	Piper Sandler	Neutral → Underweight	$153 → $120
Jan-23-25	Reiterated	Deutsche Bank	Hold	$184 → $148
Dec-23-24	Reiterated	Mizuho	Neutral	$195 → $170
Dec-12-24	Resumed	BofA Securities	Neutral	$180
Dec-12-24	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Underweight	$175 → $160
Oct-22-24	Initiated	Redburn Atlantic	Sell	$165
Oct-07-24	Downgrade	UBS	Buy → Neutral	$226 → $209
Oct-07-24	Downgrade	Bernstein	Outperform → Mkt Perform	$230 → $205
Sep-26-24	Downgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Underperform	$184 → $163
Aug-27-24	Downgrade	Citigroup	Neutral → Sell	$195 → $182
Aug-14-24	Downgrade	Argus	Buy → Hold
Aug-12-24	Initiated	Goldman	Sell	$185
Jul-17-24	Reiterated	Citigroup	Neutral	$204 → $188
Apr-19-24	Downgrade	Edward Jones	Buy → Hold
Mar-26-24	Downgrade	Exane BNP Paribas	Outperform → Neutral	$208
Feb-12-24	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Underweight	$191 → $183
Feb-01-24	Initiated	Citigroup	Neutral	$213
Jan-29-24	Upgrade	Bernstein	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$235
Dec-15-23	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$250 → $200

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The Hershey Co. engages in the manufacture and marketing of chocolate, sweets, mints and confectionery products. The firm operates through the following segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks and International. The North America Confectionery segment is responsible for the traditional chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery market position of the company, as well as its grocery and snacks market positions, in the United States and Canada. The North America Salty Snacks segment is responsible for the salty snack products in the United States. The International segment includes the combination of all other operating segments, including those geographic regions where the company operates outside of North America. Its brands include Hershey's, Reese's, and Kisses. The company was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, PA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Feb 25 '25	Sale	180.00	3,000	540,000	66,893	Feb 26 04:11 PM
Voskuil Steven E	Officer	Feb 25 '25	Proposed Sale	180.00	3,000	540,000		Feb 25 12:48 PM
Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Feb 19 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	46,940	0	211,414	Feb 21 04:21 PM
Grover Rohit	President, International	Feb 19 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	14,907	0	42,068	Feb 21 04:20 PM
McCalman Jennifer	VP, Chief Accounting Officer	Feb 19 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,704	0	4,386	Feb 21 04:19 PM
Reiman Jason	SVP Chief Supply Chain Officer	Feb 19 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	22,839	0	45,628	Feb 21 04:17 PM
Scalia Christopher M	SVP, CHR & Transf. Officer	Feb 19 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	22,275	0	37,286	Feb 21 04:16 PM
Turoff James	SVP, GC & Secretary	Feb 19 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	18,691	0	30,968	Feb 21 04:15 PM
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Feb 19 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	42,860	0	73,088	Feb 21 04:14 PM
Villasenor Vero	President, Salty Snacks	Feb 21 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	4,304	0	19,521	Feb 21 04:11 PM
McCalman Jennifer	VP, Chief Accounting Officer	Feb 03 '25	Sale	148.00	278	41,144	2,682	Feb 04 04:26 PM
McCalman Jennifer	Officer	Feb 03 '25	Proposed Sale	148.00	278	41,144		Feb 03 11:11 AM
Raup Charles R	Former Officer	Jan 13 '25	Proposed Sale	159.17	1,000	159,170		Jan 13 10:10 AM
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Dec 03 '24	Sale	180.00	1,000	180,000	30,228	Dec 04 04:16 PM
Voskuil Steven E	Officer	Dec 03 '24	Proposed Sale	180.00	1,000	180,000		Dec 03 01:36 PM
Raup Charles R	Officer	Nov 18 '24	Proposed Sale	170.95	1,000	170,950		Nov 18 11:56 AM
McCalman Jennifer	VP, Chief Accounting Officer	Nov 04 '24	Sale	179.28	278	49,840	2,960	Nov 05 04:25 PM
McCalman Jennifer	Officer	Nov 04 '24	Proposed Sale	179.28	278	49,840		Nov 04 10:34 AM
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Oct 21 '24	Sale	185.47	1,000	185,470	31,228	Oct 22 04:14 PM
Voskuil Steven E	Officer	Oct 21 '24	Proposed Sale	185.47	1,000	185,470		Oct 21 10:34 AM
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Sep 19 '24	Sale	197.54	1,000	197,540	32,228	Sep 20 04:09 PM
Voskuil Steven E	Officer	Sep 19 '24	Proposed Sale	197.54	1,000	197,540		Sep 19 10:12 AM
Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Sep 06 '24	Option Exercise	105.91	27,203	2,881,070	191,677	Sep 09 04:13 PM
Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Sep 06 '24	Sale	200.40	27,203	5,451,558	164,474	Sep 09 04:13 PM
Buck Michele	Officer	Sep 06 '24	Proposed Sale	200.40	27,203	5,451,557		Sep 06 04:17 PM
Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Sep 05 '24	Option Exercise	105.91	900	95,319	165,374	Sep 06 04:12 PM
Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Sep 05 '24	Sale	199.24	900	179,320	164,474	Sep 06 04:12 PM
Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Sep 04 '24	Option Exercise	105.91	4,765	504,661	169,239	Sep 05 04:12 PM
Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Sep 04 '24	Sale	199.16	4,765	948,995	164,474	Sep 05 04:12 PM
Buck Michele	Officer	Sep 05 '24	Proposed Sale	199.24	900	179,320		Sep 05 04:05 PM
Buck Michele	Officer	Sep 04 '24	Proposed Sale	199.16	4,765	948,995		Sep 04 04:27 PM
Scalia Christopher M	SVP, CHR & Transf. Officer	Aug 26 '24	Sale	197.04	5,000	985,200	15,011	Aug 27 04:12 PM
Scalia Christopher M	Officer	Aug 26 '24	Proposed Sale	197.04	5,000	985,200		Aug 26 12:06 PM
Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Aug 21 '24	Option Exercise	105.91	2,632	278,755	167,106	Aug 22 04:12 PM
Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Aug 21 '24	Sale	199.37	2,632	524,738	164,474	Aug 22 04:12 PM
Buck Michele	Officer	Aug 21 '24	Proposed Sale	199.37	2,632	524,738		Aug 21 04:06 PM
Raup Charles R	President, U.S. Confection	Aug 19 '24	Sale	193.87	2,065	400,342	22,245	Aug 20 04:24 PM
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Aug 19 '24	Sale	193.87	1,000	193,870	33,228	Aug 20 04:22 PM
Voskuil Steven E	Officer	Aug 19 '24	Proposed Sale	193.87	1,000	193,870		Aug 19 11:32 AM
Raup Charles R	Officer	Aug 19 '24	Proposed Sale	193.87	2,065	400,342		Aug 19 10:18 AM
McCalman Jennifer	VP, Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 12 '24	Sale	199.17	538	107,153	3,238	Aug 13 04:36 PM
McCalman Jennifer	Officer	Aug 12 '24	Proposed Sale	199.17	538	107,153		Aug 12 09:41 AM
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Jul 23 '24	Sale	190.83	1,500	286,245	34,228	Jul 24 04:33 PM
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Jun 24 '24	Sale	182.93	1,500	274,395	35,728	Jun 25 04:11 PM
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	May 23 '24	Sale	204.54	1,500	306,810	37,228	May 24 04:08 PM
Raup Charles R	President, U.S. Confection	May 20 '24	Sale	207.00	2,065	427,455	24,310	May 21 04:23 PM
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Apr 23 '24	Sale	185.83	1,500	278,745	38,728	Apr 24 04:21 PM
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Mar 25 '24	Sale	197.90	1,500	296,850	40,228	Mar 26 04:40 PM

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