After Hours
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Stocks Info
HSY belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector of the NYSE while operating in the Confectioners industry. The current market capitalization of Hershey Company is $31.26B. A total of 1.61 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.38M 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
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Hershey Company pays an annual dividend of $5.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.55%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.17. 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.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HSY has a high of $211.92 and a low of $140.13.
As of this writing, HSY has an earnings estimate of $1.99 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.19 per share and a lower estimate of $1.81.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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 2.68.
