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
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Confectioners industry segment. The current market capitalization of Hershey Company is $37.56B. A total of 0.73 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.70M 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
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Hershey Company pays an annual dividend of $5.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.96%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.62.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. 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
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. 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
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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.
