- Previous Close
190.99 - Open
190.02 - Bid 191.15 x 800
- Ask 192.11 x 800
- Day's Range
190.00 - 192.21 - 52 Week Range
178.82 - 211.92 - Volume
794,149 - Avg. Volume
1,382,987 - Market Cap (intraday)
38.807B - Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.36
- PE Ratio (TTM)
21.22 - EPS (TTM)
9.04 - Earnings Date Oct 24, 2024 - Oct 28, 2024
- Forward Dividend & Yield 5.48 (2.86%)
- Ex-Dividend Date Aug 16, 2024
- 1y Target Est
202.14
The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. The company provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. It markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. The company exports its products in approximately 80 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
www.thehersheycompany.com18,650
Full Time Employees
December 31
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Market Cap
38.81B
Enterprise Value
44.10B
Trailing P/E
21.24
Forward P/E
20.20
PEG Ratio (5yr expected)
4.04
Price/Sales (ttm)
3.55
Price/Book (mrq)
9.68
Enterprise Value/Revenue
4.00
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
15.69
Financial Highlights
Profitability and Income Statement
Profit Margin
16.76%
Return on Assets (ttm)
13.47%
Return on Equity (ttm)
47.92%
Revenue (ttm)
11.01B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)
1.85B
Diluted EPS (ttm)
9.04
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Total Cash (mrq)
467.06M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq)
143.70%
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)
887.56M
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View MoreCompetitively-Advantaged Hershey Poised to Navigate the Travails of the Current Industry Backdrop
Hershey is a leading confectionery manufacturer in the US (around a $25 billion market), controlling around 36% of the domestic chocolate space (per Euromonitor). Beyond its namesake label, the firm's mix has expanded over the last 85 years and now consists of 100 brands, including Reese's, Kit Kat, Kisses, and Ice Breakers. Hershey's products are sold in about 80 countries, albeit with just a high-single-digit percentage of sales coming from markets outside the US, including Brazil, India, and Mexico. The firm has sought inorganic opportunities to extend its reach beyond its core confection business, adding Amplify Snack Brands and its Skinny Pop ready-to-eat popcorn to its mix, Pirate Brands, and Dot's Pretzels over the past few years.
RatingPrice TargetDowngrading to HOLD
Hershey Co. produces and markets chocolate and other confections, as well as chocolate-related grocery products. Its major brands include Hershey's, Jolly Rancher, Kit Kat, Heath, Twizzlers, Reese's, Ice Breakers and SkinnyPop. Hershey has expanded into new categories and markets in recent years with the acquisitions of Brookside, Ripple Brand Collective, and Amplify Snack Brands. The company's largest shareholder is the Hershey Trust Company, which owns approximately 22% of the shares outstanding. The company has approximately 18,650 employees. HSY shares are a component of the S&P 500.
RatingPrice TargetOn Tuesday, stocks passed their first test of the week with flying colors
On Tuesday, stocks passed their first test of the week with flying colors after a better-than-expected PPI print. The S&P 500 (SPX) popped 1.7%, the Nasdaq ripped higher by 2.4%, and the Nasdaq 100 jumped 2.5%. The indices are close to turning a number of short- to -intermediate-term technical indicators back to bullish, and quickly. It is now clear that the big downside reversal and weak close on August 7 was one of those nasty fake-out days that are so often seen at intermediate-term bottoms and tops. Technicians love these fake-out days and love even more that the reversal from recent panic lows is taking the shape of a 'V,' a favorite technical bottom (NOT!). From August 7 through August 13, the SPX jumped 4.5%, the biggest four-day gain since early November 2023, when the market was emerging from the July-to-October pullback. Since August 6, the index has seen daily gains of 1%, 2.3%, and 1.7%, which is pretty impressive. The bear flags that we thought might be developing on the major indices were blown up on Tuesday although we still might be working on a bearish wedge. But for that to happen, stocks would need to turn down very quickly. The SPX has climbed back above its 21-day exponential moving average (EMA) after losing it on August 1, and the five-day/13-day EMA crossover is very close to turning back to bullish as the index approached both a 61.8% retrace and the 50-day (which are in the 5,452 to 5,460 region). The four-day pop for the Nasdaq 100 is 6.4%, the best such run since November 2022 when the ETF (QQQ) was bottoming. The five-/13-day EMA cross is close to turning bullish, the momentum downtrend has been busted, and a 50% take-back at 463.50 is very near.
Hershey Earnings: Consumers Begin to Ration Confectionery Purchases, but Investors Should Stock Up
Hershey is a leading confectionery manufacturer in the US (around a $25 billion market), controlling around 36% of the domestic chocolate space (per Euromonitor). Beyond its namesake label, the firm's mix has expanded over the last 85 years and now consists of 100 brands, including Reese's, Kit Kat, Kisses, and Ice Breakers. Hershey's products are sold in about 80 countries, albeit with just a high-single-digit percentage of sales coming from markets outside the US, including Brazil, India, and Mexico. The firm has sought inorganic opportunities to extend its reach beyond its core confection business, adding Amplify Snack Brands and its Skinny Pop ready-to-eat popcorn to its mix, Pirate Brands, and Dot's Pretzels over the past few years.
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