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Hershey Co

HSY
179.380USD
-2.175-1.20%
Close 10/24, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
36.35BMarket Cap
23.76P/E TTM

Hershey Co

179.380
-2.175-1.20%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Hershey Co

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Hershey Co's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
50 / 99
Overall Ranking
226 / 4683
Industry
Food & Tobacco

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 24 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
191.057
Target Price
+6.51%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Hershey Co Highlights

StrengthsRisks
The Hershey Company is a snacks company. It operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks and International. Its North America Confectionery segment has traditional chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery market position in the United States and Canada. North America Salty Snacks segment is responsible for its salty snacking products in the United States. Its principal product offerings include chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products and protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings and beverages, and snack items such as spreads, bars, and snack bites and mixes, popcorn and pretzels. It markets, sells and distributes its products under more than 90 brand names in over 80 countries worldwide, including Hershey’s, Reese’s, Kisses, Kit Kat, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers and Ice Breakers, and salty snacks including SkinnyPop, Sour Strips, Pirate's Booty and Dot's Homestyle Pretzels.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 11.20B.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 48.85%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 48.85%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PE is 23.76, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 132.01M shares, increasing 0.11% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by John Hussman
Star Investor John Hussman holds 14.70K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company's current financial score is 6.76, which is lower than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 7.11. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 2.61B, representing a year-over-year increase of 26.04%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 65.33%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.76
Change
0

Financials

5.28

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.81

Operational Efficiency

7.17

Growth Potential

6.39

Shareholder Returns

7.15

Hershey Co's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current valuation score is 4.72, which is lower than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 7.38. Its current P/E ratio is 23.76, which is 9.02% below the recent high of 25.91 and 21.84% above the recent low of 18.57.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.72
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 50/99
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.25, which is lower than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 7.41. The average price target for Hershey Co is 198.00, with a high of 222.00 and a low of 130.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.25
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 24 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
191.057
Target Price
+6.51%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

57
Total
7
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Hershey Co
HSY
24
Mondelez International Inc
MDLZ
28
Kraft Heinz Co
KHC
22
General Mills Inc
GIS
22
Campbell's Co
CPB
22
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc
IFF
21
1
2
3
...
12

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.42, which is lower than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 6.79. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 191.23 and the support level at 173.42, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.47
Change
-0.05

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(2)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-2.917
Neutral
RSI(14)
34.445
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
6.224
Oversold
ATR(14)
4.365
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-150.773
Sell
Williams %R
99.607
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.057
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(5)
Neutral(0)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
183.500
Sell
MA10
186.227
Sell
MA20
188.813
Sell
MA50
186.692
Sell
MA100
180.586
Sell
MA200
172.036
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 5.47. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 89.13%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 4.12%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 18.77M shares, representing 12.68% of shares outstanding, with 1.54% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
18.77M
+1.12%
Capital International Investors
10.66M
-8.14%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
8.59M
-0.88%
State Street Investment Management (US)
7.12M
+0.21%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
5.12M
+2.51%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
4.57M
+2.85%
RBC Capital Markets Wealth Management
2.59M
+11.06%
JP Morgan Asset Management
2.54M
+18.94%
Hershey Trust Company
2.07M
--
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
1.53M
+19.59%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.51, which is higher than the Food & Tobacco industry's average of 5.49. The company's beta value is 0.24. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.51
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.24
VaR
+2.07%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+25.26%
240-Day Volatility
+31.59%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.25%
120 days
+5.94%
5 years
+10.85%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.80%
120 days
-4.80%
5 years
-7.86%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.81
120 days
+0.93
5 years
+0.38

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+25.26%
3 years
+47.62%
5 years
+47.62%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.15
3 years
-0.17
5 years
+0.09
Skewness
240 days
+0.64
3 years
+0.57
5 years
+0.23

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+31.59%
5 years
+22.55%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.61%
5 years
+2.11%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+150.75%
240 days
+150.75%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+16.35%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+17.92%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.85%
120 days
+0.84%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-20.27%
60 days
-2.74%
120 days
-3.09%

Peer Comparison

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