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HSY · The Hershey Company

ConfectionersUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$173.32

-0.58% last session

End-of-day data · close of 2026-09-11

Bearish0 bullish · 4 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.48 from 21 analysts)
To mean target: +17.9%

Market cap

$35B

Enterprise value

$40B

Trailing P/E

23.8

Forward P/E

17.7

Dividend yield

3.0%

Beta

0.10

Avg volume

2M

Employees

18K

Daily Change %

-0.58%

5 Days Change

-0.55%

10 Days Change

-2.28%

30 Days Change

-4.64%

60 Days Change

-0.07%

Month to Day Change

-2.16%

Year to Day Change

-3.27%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.48
Covering analysts21
Mean price target$205.52
Low price target$170.00
Upside to mean target+17.9%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)40.3
50-day MA$177.61
200-day MA$189.64
Price vs 50-day MA-2.4%
Price vs 200-day MA-8.6%
MACD histogram-1.17
Volume vs 3-month avg0.6×
52w low $157.5652w high $232.65

Analyst sentiment over time — HSY

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-08-21

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

RBC Capital

Sector Perform

$206

+18.2% vs price
▼ cut from $212Maintains · 2026-08-21

Barclays

Equal-Weight

$200

+14.7% vs price
▼ cut from $208Maintains · 2026-08-03

UBS

Neutral

$198

+13.6% vs price
▲ raised from $190Maintains · 2026-07-31

JP Morgan

Neutral

$193

+10.7% vs price
▲ raised from $191Maintains · 2026-07-31

Wells Fargo

Equal-Weight

$190

+9.0% vs price
▼ cut from $200Maintains · 2026-07-31

Bank of America

Neutral

$200

+14.7% vs price
▼ cut from $220Maintains · 2026-06-25

Morgan Stanley

Overweight

$227

+30.2% vs price
▼ cut from $247Maintains · 2026-04-23

Deutsche Bank

Hold

$200

+14.7% vs price
▼ cut from $212Maintains · 2026-03-30

Jefferies

Neutral

$207

+18.7% vs price
▲ raised from $185Maintains · 2026-02-02

Goldman Sachs

Buy

$222

+27.3% vs price
▲ raised from $170Upgrade · 2025-09-16

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-08-21RBC CapitalMaintainsSector Perform$212 $206
2026-08-03BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight$208 $200
2026-07-31UBSMaintainsNeutral$190 $198
2026-07-31JP MorganMaintainsNeutral$191 $193
2026-07-31Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight$200 $190
2026-07-23Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform$255 $225
2026-07-22StifelMaintainsHold$215 $180
2026-07-21BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight$220 $208

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-09-11

  • RSI (14): RSI is 40 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 2.4% below the 50-day MA ($177.61).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 8.6% below the 200-day MA ($189.64).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-1.17) — short-term momentum is fading.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($157.56) and high ($232.65).

HSY Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$12B
EBITDA$3.0B
Free cash flow$2.0B
Operating cash flow$3.0B
Book value / share$22.71
Net Debt / EBITDA1.9
WACC5.0%
Revenue growth7.00%
Earnings growth631.00%

About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. The company offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. It provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Sour Strips, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. The company markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. It exports its products in approximately 65 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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