1HSY Stock Overview

Engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. More details

1HSY fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	2/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	5/6

Rewards

Trading at 31.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 5.4% per year

Pays a reliable dividend of 3.21%

Risk Analysis

Shares are highly illiquid

Has a high level of debt

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The Hershey Company Competitors

Newlat Food

BIT:NWL

€758.6m

Valsoia

BIT:VLS

€127.8m

Davide Campari-Milano

BIT:CPR

€7.1b

Misitano & Stracuzzi

BIT:MS

€80.1m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Hershey
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$151.06
52 Week High	US$0
52 Week Low	US$0
Beta	0.31
1 Month Change	n/a
3 Month Change	n/a
1 Year Change	n/a
3 Year Change	n/a
5 Year Change	n/a
Change since IPO	4.16%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	1HSY	IT Food	IT Market
7D	4.5%	0.8%	2.5%
1Y	n/a	46.7%	12.9%

Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how 1HSY performed against the Italian Food industry.

Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how 1HSY performed against the Italian Market.

Price Volatility

Is 1HSY's price volatile compared to industry and market?
1HSY volatility
1HSY Average Weekly Movement	n/a
Food Industry Average Movement	3.5%
Market Average Movement	5.4%
10% most volatile stocks in IT Market	8.7%
10% least volatile stocks in IT Market	3.3%

Stable Share Price: 1HSY's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the Italian market.

Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine 1HSY's volatility change over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1894	19,285	Michele Buck	www.thehersheycompany.com

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. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. It 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.

The Hershey Company Fundamentals Summary

How do Hershey's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
1HSY fundamental statistics
Market cap	€30.63b
Earnings (TTM)	€1.46b
Revenue (TTM)	€9.56b

21.0x

P/E Ratio

3.2x

P/S Ratio

Is 1HSY overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
1HSY income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$10.75b
Cost of Revenue	US$6.18b
Gross Profit	US$4.58b
Other Expenses	US$2.93b
Earnings	US$1.65b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 30, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	8.13
Gross Margin	42.56%
Net Profit Margin	15.32%
Debt/Equity Ratio	124.9%

How did 1HSY perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.2%

Current Dividend Yield

67%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/05/09 16:09
End of Day Share Price	2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings	2025/03/30
Annual Earnings	2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

The Hershey Company is covered by 45 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
null null	Argus Research Company
Ishan Majumdar	Baptista Research
Andrew Lazar	Barclays

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