The Hershey Company
HSY
NYSE·Consumer Defensive·Food Confectioners·Mkt cap $35.1B
$173.15
▼ -1.09%
P/E
60.33
Mkt Cap
$35.1B
52-Wk Range
$161.43–$239.48
52-Week Range
$161.43 - $239.48
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Price action
Price chart
Down 6.7% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Iconic brand portfolio
- Extensive distribution network
- Manufacturing scale and efficiency
- Strong marketing and brand loyalty
Bear Case
2 risks
- Low volatility (beta 0.1).
- Premium valuation to Food & Beverage peers
Growth
Stable outlook
Expanding healthy snack product lines
Value
Premium valuation to Food & Beverage peers
Momentum
Weak
-6.2% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Solid
3.31% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying HSY right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 29, 2026
JUL 30, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.90 vs $1.43 consensus (+32.9% surprise). Revenue of $2.8B vs $2.6B expected (+5.8%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+32.9%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+9%
-14%
+26%
+6%
+7%
+11%
+7%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$3.0B
$2.9B
$2.8B
$2.6B
$3.2B
$3.1B
$3.1B
$2.8B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
45.3%
Operating
23.1%
Profit
16.4%
Wall Street consensus
12 analysts · 25% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
25%
Hold
75%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: TD Cowen · Sep 1, 2026
vs Industry
How HSY stacks vs Food Confectioners
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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