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HSY · The Hershey Company

ConfectionersUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$174.30

+1.78% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Neutral2 bullish · 2 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.48 from 21 analysts)
To mean target: +19.2%

Market cap

$37B

Enterprise value

$41B

Trailing P/E

33.6

Forward P/E

18.3

Dividend yield

3.0%

Beta

0.10

Avg volume

2M

Employees

18K

2D change

5D change

4.68%

10D change

5.12%

30D change

0.60%

60D change

-7.13%

MTD change

0.85%

YTD change

0.43%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.48
Covering analysts21
Mean price target$207.71
Low price target$166.00
Upside to mean target+19.2%

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

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)58.9
50-day MA$180.67
200-day MA$190.35
Price vs 50-day MA+1.5%
Price vs 200-day MA-3.7%
MACD histogram1.27
Volume vs 3-month avg0.8×
52w low $158.8052w high $234.48

Analyst sentiment over time — HSY

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

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-23

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Barclays

Equal-Weight

$208

+19.3% vs price
▼ cut from $220Maintains · 2026-07-21

UBS

Neutral

$190

+9.0% vs price
▼ cut from $200Maintains · 2026-07-16

JP Morgan

Neutral

$191

+9.6% vs price
▼ cut from $204Maintains · 2026-07-13

Bank of America

Neutral

$200

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

Wells Fargo

Equal-Weight

$200

+14.7% vs price
▼ cut from $220Maintains · 2026-05-01

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

RBC Capital

Sector Perform

$185

+6.1% vs price
Reiterates · 2026-02-03

Jefferies

Neutral

$207

+18.8% vs price
▲ raised from $185Maintains · 2026-02-02

Goldman Sachs

Buy

$222

+27.4% vs price
▲ raised from $170Upgrade · 2025-09-16

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-23Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform$255 $225
2026-07-22StifelMaintainsHold$215 $180
2026-07-21BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight$220 $208
2026-07-16UBSMaintainsNeutral$200 $190
2026-07-13JP MorganMaintainsNeutral$204 $191
2026-07-09Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight$249 $200
2026-06-25Bank of AmericaMaintainsNeutral$220 $200
2026-05-27Evercore ISI GroupUpgradeIn-LineOutperform$255

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 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 59 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 1.5% above the 50-day MA ($180.67).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 3.7% below the 200-day MA ($190.35).
  • 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 positive (+1.27) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($158.80) and high ($234.48).

HSY Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$12B
EBITDA$2.0B
Free cash flow$2.0B
Operating cash flow$2.0B
Book value / share$23.34
Net debt / EBITDA2.1
WACC5.0%
Revenue growth11.00%
Earnings growth94.00%

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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