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HSY

Hershey Company

Feb 04 • 04:00PM ET

144.74

Dollar change -3.05
Percentage change -2.06	%

Consumer Defensive • Confectioners • USA • NYSE

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	16.67	EPS (ttm)	8.68	Insider Own	27.23%	Shs Outstand	147.73M	Perf Week	-3.33%
Market Cap	29.29B	Forward P/E	19.68	EPS next Y	7.35	Insider Trans	-0.09%	Shs Float	147.25M	Perf Month	-14.25%
Income	1.77B	PEG	-	EPS next Q	2.37	Inst Own	61.63%	Short Float	4.60%	Perf Quarter	-18.49%
Sales	10.97B	P/S	2.67	EPS this Y	-5.65%	Inst Trans	2.78%	Short Ratio	2.91	Perf Half Y	-27.30%
Book/sh	20.78	P/B	6.96	EPS next Y	-18.72%	ROA	14.45%	Short Interest	6.77M	Perf Year	-27.06%
Cash/sh	3.04	P/C	47.63	EPS next 5Y	-6.61%	ROE	43.41%	52W Range	146.48 - 211.92	Perf YTD	-14.53%
Dividend Est.	5.42 (3.74%)	P/FCF	17.71	EPS past 5Y	10.17%	ROI	23.01%	52W High	-31.70%	Beta	0.34
Dividend TTM	5.48 (3.79%)	Quick Ratio	0.54	Sales past 5Y	8.86%	Gross Margin	43.20%	52W Low	-1.19%	ATR (14)	3.99
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 18, 2024	Current Ratio	0.85	EPS Y/Y TTM	-6.56%	Oper. Margin	21.73%	RSI (14)	29.40	Volatility	2.05% 2.38%
Employees	20505	Debt/Eq	1.34	Sales Y/Y TTM	-1.69%	Profit Margin	16.17%	Recom	3.21	Target Price	161.82
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.83	EPS Q/Q	-12.89%	Payout	49.20%	Rel Volume	0.92	Prev Close	147.79
Sales Surprise	-2.87%	EPS Surprise	-8.53%	Sales Q/Q	-1.40%	Earnings	Feb 06 BMO	Avg Volume	2.32M	Price	144.74
SMA20	-5.88%	SMA50	-13.15%	SMA200	-21.83%	Trades		Volume	2,144,758	Change	-2.06%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Dec-08-23	Initiated	DA Davidson	Neutral	$205

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Feb-03-25 09:00AM	Hershey Webcast Presentation at 2025 CAGNY Conference (PR Newswire)
Feb-02-25 05:30AM	Street Calls of the Week (Investing.com)
Feb-01-25 04:00AM	Why Hershey Should Handle High Cocoa Prices Just Fine (Motley Fool)
Jan-31-25 09:00AM	Reese's Fans Scream 'It's Lava Time, Baby!' for Big Game Ad (PR Newswire)
Jan-30-25 10:01AM	Hershey (HSY) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
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Jan-28-25 09:00AM	FULFIL's Latest Protein Innovations Fuel Your Next Snacking Adventures (PR Newswire)
Jan-27-25 08:51AM	Is The Hershey Company (HSY) the Best Depressed Stock to Invest in Now? (Insider Monkey)
Jan-25-25 06:14PM	If I Could Only Buy and Hold a Single Stock, This Would Be It (Motley Fool)
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Jan-23-25 07:39AM	Are Covered Calls the Best Way to Capitalize on Kraft Heinz Stock? (TipRanks)
Jan-16-25 07:36AM	Hershey price target lowered to $178 from $183 at RBC Capital (TipRanks)
Jan-15-25 11:52AM	The Hershey Company (HSY): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
05:39AM	Hershey's CEO Quit Unexpectedly in January: What Investors Need to Know (Motley Fool)
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Jan-13-25 04:10PM	Hershey Announces Appointments of New Presidents of Confection and Salty Divisions (PR Newswire)
01:02PM	Hershey has plenty to chew over as CEO prepares exit (Just Food)
Jan-10-25 09:15PM	Hershey CEO Michele Buck to Retire Next Year (The Wall Street Journal)
07:24PM	Analyst Report: The Hershey Company (Morningstar Research)
05:53PM	Hershey Seeks New CEO With Michele Buck Departing Next Year (Bloomberg)
04:05PM	Hershey Announces CEO Succession Plan (PR Newswire)
10:00AM	Why Hershey, Flowers Foods And Shutterstock Are Winners For Passive Income (Benzinga)
Jan-09-25 11:20AM	Cocoa Jumps as Market Weighs Hershey Ask for Huge Exchange Buy (Bloomberg)
09:00AM	Hershey to Webcast Fourth-Quarter Conference Call (PR Newswire)
04:45AM	2 Reasons to Buy Hershey Stock Like There's No Tomorrow (Motley Fool)
Jan-08-25 03:41PM	Hershey seeking CFTC approval to buy more ICE cocoa than allowed, says report (Reuters)
03:24PM	Hershey Seeks CFTC Approval to Buy Huge New York Cocoa Pile (Bloomberg)
04:06AM	Two Reasons to Like HSY and One to Stay Skeptical (StockStory)
Jan-05-25 06:45AM	1 Dividend Growth Stock Down 35% to Buy Right Now. (Motley Fool)
Dec-27-24 04:02AM	Shelf-Stable Food Stocks Q3 Teardown: Post (NYSE:POST) Vs The Rest (StockStory)
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Dec-26-24 04:07AM	Winners And Losers Of Q3: Hershey (NYSE:HSY) Vs The Rest Of The Shelf-Stable Food Stocks (StockStory)
Dec-25-24 10:45AM	Is Hershey a Millionaire-Maker Stock? (Motley Fool)
Dec-23-24 08:18PM	Hershey's Trust Rejects Mondelez's Buyout Bid. What Investors Need to Know. (Motley Fool)
Dec-19-24 04:45AM	5 Magnificent Dividend Growth Stocks Down 24% to 41% to Buy Before 2025 for a Lifetime of Passive Income (Motley Fool)
Dec-16-24 07:00AM	Inspirational Quotes: Milton Hershey, James Thurber And Others (Investor's Business Daily)
Dec-14-24 04:30PM	Why Was Hershey Stock on a Roller Coaster Ride Last Week? (Motley Fool)
03:54AM	3 Reasons to Buy Hershey Stock Like There's No Tomorrow (Motley Fool)
Dec-12-24 09:00AM	On Ozempic? Big Food Makers Have a New Label for You (The Wall Street Journal)
09:00AM	Big Foods Latest Label: GLP-1 Friendly (The Wall Street Journal)
Dec-11-24 05:12PM	How options activity could indicate takeover activity (Yahoo Finance Video) -5.44%
03:46PM	Mondelz approves $9B buyback, Hershey reportedly rejects offer (Yahoo Finance Video)
12:12PM	Mondelez Approves $9 Billion Buyback After Making Hershey Offer (Bloomberg)
11:16AM	Hersheys Main Owner Rejects Mondelezs Offer as Too Low (Bloomberg)
11:01AM	Mondelez's $9 Billion Power Play Rocks Hershey: What's Next for Investors? (GuruFocus.com)
08:46AM	Mondelez Has Plenty of Reasons to Try Again to Buy Hershey (Bloomberg)
Dec-10-24 02:28PM	Mondelezs Takeover of Hershey Would Rank as Top 2024 Deal (Bloomberg)
11:11AM	Hersheys U.S. Confection President Leaving After Three Months on Job (The Wall Street Journal)
08:55AM	Michele Buck to Assume Leadership of U.S. Confection Business on Interim Basis Upon Departure of Michael Del Pozzo (PR Newswire)
07:00AM	Hershey Shareholders Shouldnt Count on a Mondelez Jackpot (The Wall Street Journal)
Dec-09-24 05:46PM	Mondelez Exploring Takeover of US Chocolate Maker Hershey (Bloomberg) +10.85%
02:37PM	Why Hershey Stock Soared Today (Motley Fool)
12:29PM	Hersheys stock explodes higher on report Mondelez offered to buy it (CNN Business)
12:13PM	Why Is Hershey (HSY) Stock Rocketing Higher Today (StockStory)
12:08PM	AMD, Alibaba, Mondelez and Hershey: Market Minute (Yahoo Finance Video)
10:57AM	Mondelz is reportedly exploring Hershey takeover (Yahoo Finance Video)
Dec-05-24 01:07PM	Hershey Faces Significant Barriers to Potential Takeover, Analyst Says (GuruFocus.com)
Dec-02-24 05:02PM	3 things RFK could do as HHS head to disrupt the food industry (Yahoo Finance Video)
Nov-23-24 08:43AM	Is The Hershey Company (HSY) The Most Profitable Food Stock To Invest In? (Insider Monkey)
Nov-20-24 11:00AM	How Genuine Parts, Hormel Foods And Hershey Can Put Cash In Your Pocket (Benzinga)
Nov-18-24 11:25AM	KIT KAT Brand Debuts First-Ever Seasonal Shape: KIT KAT Santas (PR Newswire)
Nov-14-24 04:43PM	Analyst Report: The Hershey Company (Morningstar Research)
Nov-11-24 11:03AM	Hershey Acquires Candy Brand Sour Strips (Food Manufacturing)
Nov-08-24 04:00PM	The Hershey Co (HSY) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Innovation Drives Growth Amid Cost Challenges (GuruFocus.com)
02:02PM	The Hershey Co (HSY) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Resilient Brands and Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
12:00PM	Hershey Expands Sweets Portfolio with Acquisition of Sour Strips (PR Newswire)
08:38AM	Hershey Shares Dip 3% as Q3 Earnings Miss, Full-Year Outlook Revised Downward (GuruFocus.com)
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Nov-07-24 04:45PM	Hershey Results, Outlook Hurt by High Cocoa Prices and Soft Consumer Demand (Investopedia)
12:16PM	Hershey Cuts Outlook as Sales Sour (The Wall Street Journal)
11:49AM	Analyst Report: The Hershey Company (Morningstar Research)
11:45AM	SolarEdge, Dutch Bros, Hershey: 3 Trending Tickers (Yahoo Finance Video)
09:35AM	Hershey Cuts Annual Outlook as Sales Sour (The Wall Street Journal)
08:41AM	Hershey's Q3 Earnings Sour As Sales Dip And Outlook Darkens; CEO Pledges Aggressive Turnaround Amid High Cocoa Costs (Benzinga)
07:27AM	Hershey (NYSE:HSY) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q3 Earnings (StockStory)
07:05AM	Hershey Declares Quarterly Dividends (PR Newswire)
06:54AM	Hershey: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:45AM	Hershey Reports Third-Quarter 2024 Financial Results; Updates 2024 Net Sales and Earnings Outlook (PR Newswire)
Nov-06-24 05:37PM	Fed decision, DraftKings, mortgage rates: What to Watch (Yahoo Finance Video)
02:24AM	Hershey (HSY) Reports Q3: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings (StockStory)
Nov-05-24 05:20AM	Should You Buy This Millionaire-Maker Stock Instead of Costco Wholesale? (Motley Fool)
Nov-04-24 09:55AM	Hershey and Mondelez Amid The Soaring Cocoa Prices (GuruFocus.com)
Nov-02-24 06:00AM	3 Dividend Stocks to Double Up on Right Now (Motley Fool)
Nov-01-24 08:32AM	Implied Volatility Surging for Hershey (HSY) Stock Options (Zacks)
Oct-31-24 10:01AM	Analysts Estimate Hershey (HSY) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for (Zacks)
Oct-29-24 12:00PM	The Hershey Company and Its Partners Inaugurate Three Primary Schools in Côte d'Ivoire as Part of Initiative To Expand Access to Education (ACCESSWIRE)
Oct-23-24 10:24AM	Grizzly Research releases Hershey short report amid cancer-link concerns (Investing.com)
09:56AM	Walmart initiated, Uber upgraded: Wall Streets top analyst calls (TipRanks)
Oct-21-24 05:00AM	Unwrapping Hersheys $250M supply chain upgrade (Supply Chain Dive)
Oct-20-24 04:21AM	2 Magnificent Dividend Stocks Down 33% and 39% to Buy Right Now While Their Dividend Yields Are Near Once-in-a-Decade Highs (Motley Fool)
Oct-15-24 09:17AM	Hershey Signs Groundbreaking Long-Term Agreement with Cocoa Cooperatives Aimed at Improving Farmer Income and Farm Resiliency (PR Newswire)
Oct-14-24 01:30PM	Halloween candy prices look frightening due to cocoa concerns (Yahoo Finance Video)
05:00AM	Disney, Hershey execs share how holiday marketing campaigns are evolving (Marketing Dive)
Oct-10-24 09:00AM	Hershey to Webcast Third-Quarter Conference Call (PR Newswire)
05:00AM	How AI gives Hershey an edge for high-stakes Halloween season (Marketing Dive)
Oct-08-24 11:36AM	Roblox, Hershey, Samsung: 3 Stocks In Focus (Yahoo Finance Video)
Oct-07-24 06:33PM	GLP-1 drug demand rising, but not all packaged food companies in the crosshairs (Investing.com)
Oct-06-24 03:39AM	The Hershey Company (HSY): Blue-Chip Stock to Buy at 52-Week Lows (Insider Monkey)
Sep-28-24 02:05AM	Is The Hershey Company (HSY) the Best Chocolate Stock to Buy Now? (Insider Monkey)
Sep-26-24 04:37PM	Analysts Downgrade Hershey Stock Because of a 'Concerning' Chocolate Market (Investopedia)

The Hershey Co. engages in the manufacture and marketing of chocolate, sweets, mints and confectionery products. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: North America and International and Other. The North America 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 International and Other 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
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
Grover Rohit	President, International	Mar 04 '24	Sale	182.99	4,200	768,578	27,161	Mar 05 04:13 PM
Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Feb 23 '24	Sale	193.06	1,500	289,590	42,710	Feb 27 04:25 PM

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