HSY
Hershey Company (The)
Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods & Meats · US
$184.58
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

NARROW MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$37.7B
Total market value of the company
34.60
Premium valuation
18.80
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+10.6%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
23.2%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$217.39
+18% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 23 analysts covering this stock
About Hershey Company (The)

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.

https://www.thehersheycompany.com

Country: United States Employees: 17,550 Industry: Confectioners
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
41.8% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
1.3% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
12.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.3% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$198.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
6.8%
Slight discount to fair value
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
48.3th
Ranks in the top 52% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
67.0
Quality Score
54.0
Combined
39.7

Trading near fair value at $186 (estimated $198). Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 9% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
0.187
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0157
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
0.051
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
1.4%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-28.2%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BULL
Statistical model sees bullish momentum
Days in State
5
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.07
Very low correlation to market moves
52W High
$239.48
23% below the year high
52W Low
$150.04
23% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,912,324
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
4.5
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
7.0%
Moderate short interest
312.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$5.37
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

1.20
Meaningful debt load — monitor closely
1.24
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.61
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
35.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
21.3%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$1.5B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$12.0B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.1B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
23
Target High
$255.00
Target Median
$217.39
Target Low
$166.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-20 HERSHEY TRUST CO Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 30,000 $5,747,625
2026-05-18 VOSKUIL STEVEN E Chief Financial Officer 1,500 $279,375
2026-05-15 HERSHEY TRUST CO Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 20,000 $3,790,962
2026-05-13 HERSHEY TRUST CO Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 30,000 $5,741,243
2026-05-08 HERSHEY TRUST CO Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 20,000 $3,718,770
2026-05-06 HERSHEY TRUST CO Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 30,000 $5,522,504
2026-05-01 HERSHEY TRUST CO Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 20,000 $3,682,760
2026-04-24 HERSHEY TRUST CO Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 20,000 $3,838,826
2026-04-22 HERSHEY TRUST CO Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 30,000 $5,717,266
2026-04-20 VOSKUIL STEVEN E Chief Financial Officer 1,500 $291,150
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31

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