HSY

NYSE Hershey Company
Sep 30, 2026 · 6:33 AM ET LAST TRADE Market Closed

$164.60 ↑ +3.19 (+1.98%) Trading Up from the previous close of $161.41

YTD change
-9.55%
vs 20-day SMA
-3.51%
vs 200-day SMA
-13.96%

Price ranges

Previous day
$160.61 $163.68
open $162.68 close $161.41
-$1.27 (-0.78%)
Today
$0.00 $0.00
$164.60
Past week
$160.61 $170.12
from $168.46 now $164.60
-$3.86 (-2.29%)
Past month
$160.61 $179.26
from $176.21 now $164.60
-$11.61 (-6.59%)
This year
$160.61 $239.48
from $181.98 now $164.60
-$17.38 (-9.55%)

Price & Performance

-52.14 (-24.42%) / 6M

$157.24$177.40$197.56$217.72Mar 30Jun 30Sep 29

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Not So Good
  • The stock is 40.6% away from all-time highs of $276.88
  • HSY is down 10% since the beginning of the year
  • HSY is down 12% over the past 12 months
  • HSY is down 7% over the past 1 month
  • 6% of all HSY investors are betting against HSY
  • Number of investors short HSY has gone up 12% versus last month

HSY reads not so good: price sits below both the 20- and 200-day averages, short interest is rising month over month, the 12-month move is -13.7%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $1.9
Earnings momentum +10.3% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change +10.3%

Valuation

P/E ratio 21.85
Enterprise value $46.7B
Beta -0.01

Balance sheet & scale

Income$1.5M
Revenue$12.2B
Cash$791.2M
Debt$5.9M
Income / Debt 0.25×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Manufacturing
Sub Sector Food Manufacturing
Market cap $24.1B

The Hershey Co. engages in the manufacture and marketing of chocolate, sweets, mints and confectionery products. The firm operates through the following segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks and International. The North America Confectionery segment is responsible for the traditional chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery market position of the company, as well as its grocery and snacks market positions, in the United States and Canada. The North America Salty Snacks segment is responsible for the salty snack products in the United States. The International segment includes the combination of all other operating segments, including those geographic regions where the company operates outside of North America. Its brands include Hershey's, Reese's, and Kisses. The company was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, PA.

Competitor comparison

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CHLSY Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Unsponsored ADR $9.34 -9.43%
BYCBF Barry Callebaut AG $1,340.81 -5.56%
PEFDF Delfi Limited $0.5900 -6.35%

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