The Hershey Company (HSY)
| Market Cap | 30.67B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 8.03B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 1.19B |
| Shares Out | 208.02M |
| EPS (ttm) | 5.70 |
| PE Ratio | 25.99 |
| Forward PE | 22.17 |
| Dividend | $3.22 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.17% |
| Trading Day | January 26 |
| Last Price | $148.09 |
| Previous Close | $147.53 |
| Change ($) | 0.56 |
| Change (%) | 0.38% |
| Day's Open | 147.57 |
| Day's Range | 145.64 - 148.25 |
| Day's Volume | 500,578 |
| 52-Week Range | 109.58 - 158.28 |
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HERSHEY, Pa., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) announced today that it will release its fourth-quarter sales and earnings results on Thursday, February 4, 2021, and...
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The Hershey Company (HSY) CEO Michele Buck on Q3 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
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Hershey (HSY) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 8.77% and 3.01%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Shares of Hershey (NYSE:HSY) moved higher by 2.1% in pre-market trading after the company reported Q3 results.
Shares of Hershey Co. surged 2.8% in premarket trading Friday, after the chocolate and confectionery products company reported third-quarter profit and revenue that rose above expectations, an...
Hershey Co on Friday beat quarterly sales estimates and reinstated its full-year outlook boosted by strong Halloween sales and demand for chocolate chips and cocoa powder from people taking up...
HERSHEY, Pa., Nov. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced net sales and earnings for the third quarter ended September 27, 2020. Third-Quarter 2020 Financial R...
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Hershey (HSY) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP heading into earnings season.
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HERSHEY, Pa., Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) was recognized today as one of America's Most JUST Companies by Forbes and JUST Capital for the second consecutive y...
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The Hershey Company is a Dividend Contender with 11 consecutive years of dividend growth. Shares currently yield 2.25%.
Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY) deserves credit for its vision and focus on brand investment, pricing, data analytics, and other initiatives that will position it to grow earnings in 2021, according to...
HERSHEY, Pa., Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) announced today that it will release its third-quarter sales and earnings results on Friday, November 6, 2020, and h...
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Hershey: A Sweet Addition To Any Dividend Growth Portfolio
Hershey's (HSY) brands are gaining on focus on innovation and buyouts. Also, the company is seeing sales growth in North America amid the pandemic.
About HSY
The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells confectionery products and pantry items. The company operates through two segments, North America; and International and Other. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products comprising mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items, including spreads, meat snacks, bars and snack bites, mixes, popcorn and protein bars, and cookies. Th... [Read more...]
| Industry Confectioners | Founded 1894 |
| CEO Michele Gross Buck | Employees 14,520 |
| Stock Exchange NYSE | Ticker Symbol HSY |
Financial Performance
In 2019, Hershey's revenue was $7.99 billion, an increase of 2.51% compared to the previous year's $7.79 billion. Earnings were $1.15 billion, a decrease of -2.37%.
Analyst Forecasts
According to 19 analysts, the average rating for Hershey stock is "Hold." The 12-month stock price forecast is 158.94, which is an increase of 7.33% from the latest price.