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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Confectioners industry segment, falling under the Consumer Defensive sector. The current market capitalization of Hershey Company is $36.30B. A total of 2.29 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.55M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Robbin-Coker Cordel sold 303 shares of HSY for 168.22 per share on Nov 03 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 1,285 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 03 ’25, Robbin-Coker Cordel bought 303 shares at 168.22 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Voskuil Steven E disposed of 1,500 shares on Oct 20 ’25 at a per-share price of $187.52. This resulted in the SVP, Chief Financial Officer holding 56,819 shares of HSY after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Voskuil Steven E bought 1,500 shares at $187.52 per share on Oct 20 ’25.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Hershey Company pays an annual dividend of $5.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.06%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.78.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. 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 $1.39 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.49 per share and a lower estimate of $1.32. The company reported an EPS of $2.69 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $22.51, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.76B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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 3.09.
