HSY · The Hershey Company
$168.23
-0.83% last session
End-of-day data · close of 2026-10-26
Market cap
$34B
Enterprise value
$39B
Trailing P/E
23.0
Forward P/E
17.1
Dividend yield
3.0%
Beta
0.09
Avg volume
1M
Employees
18K
Daily Change %
-0.83%
5 Days Change
-4.22%
10 Days Change
-1.52%
30 Days Change
1.12%
60 Days Change
-6.04%
Month to Day Change
5.61%
Year to Day Change
-5.50%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — HSY
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-10-16
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
Barclays
Equal-Weight$178
+5.8% vs priceJP Morgan
Neutral$183
+8.8% vs priceWells Fargo
Equal-Weight$170
+1.1% vs priceRBC Capital
Sector Perform$206
+22.5% vs priceUBS
Neutral$198
+17.7% vs priceBank of America
Neutral$200
+18.9% vs priceMorgan Stanley
Overweight$227
+34.9% vs priceDeutsche Bank
Hold$200
+18.9% vs priceJefferies
Neutral$207
+23.0% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | Barclays | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $200 → $178 |
| 2026-10-15 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $193 → $183 |
| 2026-10-13 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | $210 → $198 |
| 2026-10-05 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $190 → $170 |
| 2026-08-21 | RBC Capital | Maintains | Sector Perform | $212 → $206 |
| 2026-08-03 | Barclays | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $208 → $200 |
| 2026-07-31 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | $190 → $198 |
| 2026-07-31 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $191 → $193 |
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 2026-10-26
- neutral: RSI (14): RSI is 51 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
- bearish: Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 1.9% below the 50-day MA ($171.44).
- bearish: Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 10.3% below the 200-day MA ($187.52).
- bearish: MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
- bullish: MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+1.16) — short-term momentum is improving.
- bearish: 52-week range: Price is within 10% of the 52-week low ($157.56).
HSY Price Chart
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Fundamentals
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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