After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Hershey Company is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Consumer Defensive sector and is a part of the Confectioners industry. The current market capitalization of Hershey Company is $36.83B. A total of 0.88 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.75M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Voskuil Steven E sold 1,500 shares of HSY for 178.53 per share on Aug 18 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 59,819 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 18 ’25, Voskuil Steven E bought 1,500 shares at 178.53 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, M.S. Hershey Foundation acquired of 278 shares on Aug 01 ’25 at a per-share price of $189.05. In another insider transaction, Buck Michele sold 19,290 shares at $194.00 per share on Jul 30 ’25. Company shares held by the Chairman, President and CEO now total 193,624.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Hershey Company pays an annual dividend of $5.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.02%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.14.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HSY has a high of $208.03 and a low of $140.13.
As of this writing, HSY has an earnings estimate of $1.06 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.29 per share and a lower estimate of $1.0. The company reported an EPS of $2.34 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $22.28, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.76B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 2.73.
