After Hours
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Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, HSY falls under the Consumer Defensive sector while operating within the Confectioners industry segment. The current market capitalization of Hershey Company is $35.88B. A total of 1.07 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.77M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Grover Rohit bought 1,333 shares of HSY for 175.00 per share on Jul 01 ’25. In a previous transaction on Jul 01 ’25, Buck Michele bought 19,290 shares at 175.00 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Turoff James acquired of 1,300 shares on Jul 01 ’25 at a per-share price of $175.00. In another insider transaction, Grover Rohit sold 1,333 shares at $165.00 per share on Jun 09 ’25. Company shares held by the President, International now total 40,735.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Hershey Company pays an annual dividend of $5.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.09%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.84.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HSY has a high of $208.03 and a low of $140.13.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s 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 $23.12, 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 2.68.
