Hershey Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 25 analysts polled by S&P Global, Hershey stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $216.96. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 13.69% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $166 (-13.02%) and the highest is $255 (+33.62%).

Price Target: $216.96 (+13.69%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$166	$216.96	$215	$255
Change	-13.02%	+13.69%	+12.66%	+33.62%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Hershey stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	2
Buy	1	2	2	2	3	3
Hold	14	14	12	13	14	13
Sell	2	1	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	18	18	15	16	18	18

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
John Baumgartner Mizuho	Mizuho	Hold Maintains $195 → $185	Hold	Maintains	$195 → $185	-3.06%	May 20, 2026
Brian Holland DA Davidson	DA Davidson	Hold Maintains $230 → $208	Hold	Maintains	$230 → $208	+8.99%	May 4, 2026
Andrew Lazar Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $225 → $220	Hold	Maintains	$225 → $220	+15.28%	May 4, 2026
Peter Grom UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $215 → $200	Hold	Maintains	$215 → $200	+4.80%	May 1, 2026
Robert Moskow TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $210	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$210	+10.04%	May 1, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

12.38B

from 11.69B

5.87%

from 11.69B

Revenue Next Year

12.72B

from 12.38B

2.75%

from 12.38B

EPS This Year

8.58

from 4.34

97.60%

from 4.34

EPS Next Year

10.08

from 8.58

17.58%

from 8.58

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	8.97B	10.42B	11.16B	11.20B	11.69B	12.38B	12.72B
Revenue Growth	10.08%	16.14%	7.16%	0.33%	4.38%	5.87%	2.75%
EPS	7.11	7.96	9.06	10.92	4.34	8.58	10.08
EPS Growth	16.37%	11.96%	13.82%	20.53%	-60.26%	97.60%	17.58%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	22.25	18.93
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	27	27

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	13.0B	13.5B
Avg	12.4B	12.7B
Low	11.9B	12.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	10.8%	8.9%
Avg	5.9%	2.7%
Low	2.0%	-1.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	10.09	11.11
Avg	8.58	10.08
Low	8.09	9.28

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	132.5%	29.6%
Avg	97.6%	17.6%
Low	86.4%	8.2%

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.