On Tuesday, Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) opened lower -0.62% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $173.13. Price fluctuations for HSY have ranged from $140.13 to $208.03 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Consumer Defensive sector has jumped its sales by 14.88% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -35.72% at the time writing. With a float of $147.29 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $147.98 million.
In an organization with 18540 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 42.91%, operating margin of 21.26%, and the pretax margin is 16.84%.
Hershey Company (HSY) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Confectioners industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Hershey Company is 27.30%, while institutional ownership is 61.29%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jun 09 ’25, was worth 219,945. In this transaction President, International of this company sold 1,333 shares at a rate of $165.00, taking the stock ownership to the 40,735 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jun 09 ’25, when Company’s SVP, GC & Secretary sold 1,300 for $165.00, making the entire transaction worth $214,500. This insider now owns 26,621 shares in total.
Hershey Company (HSY) Latest Financial update
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -35.72% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will plunge by -7.95% during the next five years compared to 14.88% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Hershey Company (HSY). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.11. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.24. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 19.14.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 8.11, a number that is poised to hit 0.97 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 6.39 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Hershey Company (HSY)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 2.06 million. That was better than the volume of 1.86 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 77.75%.
During the past 100 days, Hershey Company’s (HSY) raw stochastic average was set at 59.94%, which indicates a significant decrease from 84.17% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 20.51% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 29.14% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $164.78, while its 200-day Moving Average is $171.99. However, in the short run, Hershey Company’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $173.26. Second resistance stands at $174.48. The third major resistance level sits at $175.81. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $170.72, it is likely to go to the next support level at $169.39. The third support level lies at $168.17 if the price breaches the second support level.
Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) Key Stats
There are currently 202,604K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 34.86 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 11,202 M according to its annual income of 2,221 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 2,805 M and its income totaled 224,200 K.
