In the past week, HSY stock has gone down by -7.77%, with a monthly gain of 0.25% and a quarterly plunge of -0.28%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.08%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.30% for Hershey Company The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.84% for HSY’s stock, with a -4.91% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) Right Now?
Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 20.00x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.25. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 17 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for HSY is 147.29M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.36% of that float. On July 09, 2025, the average trading volume of HSY was 1.70M shares.
HSY) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) has dropped by -4.58% compared to previous close of $169.93. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -7.77% in its stock price over the last five trading days. foxbusiness.com reported 2025-07-08 that Kirk Tanner will leave his role as Wendy’s CEO to take the helm at The Hershey Company, succeeding retiring CEO Michele Buck after her seven-year tenure.
Analysts’ Opinion of HSY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HSY stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for HSY by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for HSY in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $155 based on the research report published on May 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Bernstein, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HSY reach a price target of $155, previously predicting the price at $147. The rating they have provided for HSY stocks is “Mkt Perform” according to the report published on May 02nd, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to HSY, setting the target price at $183 in the report published on March 24th of the current year.
HSY Trading at -2.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HSY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.05% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HSY starting from Grover Rohit, who sale 1,333 shares at the price of $175.00 back on Jul 01 ’25. After this action, Grover Rohit now owns 39,402 shares of Hershey Company, valued at $233,275 using the latest closing price.
Turoff James, the SVP, GC & Secretary of Hershey Company, sale 1,300 shares at $175.00 during a trade that took place back on Jul 01 ’25, which means that Turoff James is holding 25,321 shares at $227,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HSY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hershey Company stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.21. Equity return is now at value 37.48, with 12.50 for asset returns.
Based on Hershey Company (HSY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.38. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.34. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.63.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.1 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.51. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.77. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.59.
Conclusion
To sum up, Hershey Company (HSY) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
