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HSY Hershey Co
NYSE USD Consumer Defensive
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As of 30 Oct 2026
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Market facts
- Market cap
- 32B
- P/E ratio
- 21.9
- Analyst target
- 193.4762
- Dividend yield
- 0.0%
- Beta
- 0.09
Profile
Instrument facts
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Confectioners
- ISIN
- Not available
- Market cap
- 32B
- P/E ratio
- 21.9
- Analyst target
- 193.4762
- Dividend yield
- 0.0%
- Beta
- 0.09
About
About Hershey Co
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. It operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. The company 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. It 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, Sour Strips, 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. The company 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. It exports its products in approximately 65 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Research context
Hershey Co appears in PyInvesting’s US Stock catalogue. The price history above describes this recorded instrument; it does not by itself identify a company’s business or establish a continuous investment return.
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Confectioners
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5 years, 7 months ago
The Hershey Company is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 12.7% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 97.7% cheaper than other stocks from the Consumer Defensive sector with a price to sales ratio of 4.1.
The Hershey Company's total revenue rose by 5.7% to $2B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 40.6% to $291M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow fell by 34.0% to $455M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, The Hershey Company gets an overall score of 4/5.