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Stocks Info
Hershey Company is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Defensive sector while operating in the Confectioners industry. The current market capitalization of Hershey Company is $30.83B. A total of 4.12 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.37M shares.
In the most recent transaction, McCalman Jennifer sold 278 shares of HSY for 148.00 per share on Feb 03 ’25. After the transaction, the VP, Chief Accounting Officer now owns 2,682 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 03 ’25, McCalman Jennifer bought 278 shares at 148.00 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Raup Charles R acquired of 1,000 shares on Jan 13 ’25 at a per-share price of $159.17. In another insider transaction, Voskuil Steven E sold 1,000 shares at $180.00 per share on Dec 03 ’24. Company shares held by the SVP, Chief Financial Officer now total 30,228.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Hershey Company pays an annual dividend of $5.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.60%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.55. HSY’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.75% when it declared a $1.37 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/17/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/18/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.1%. The HSY stock dividend was $1.37 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HSY has a high of $211.92 and a low of $140.13.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. HSY’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $329.27M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $5.38B in debt and $2.49B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $20.78, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.76B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HSY is Buy with a score of 2.59.
