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Target price
€160.96

€160.96

0.940%
1.5
0.940%
€136.25
 
01.10.25 / Tradegate WKN: 851297 / Symbol: HSY / Name: Hershey / Stock / Food & Tobacco / Large Cap /
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Hershey Co. Stock

Hershey Co. gained 0.940% compared to yesterday.
The sentiment is rather negative at the moment with 13 Sell predictions and 2 Buy predictions.
A slightly negative potential of -15.51% at a current price of 160.96 € for Hershey Co. is the result of a target price of 136 €.

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Performance of Hershey Co. vs. its peers

Security Change(%) 1w 1m 1y YTD 3y 5y
Hershey Co. 0.940% -1.045% 2.824% -7.153% -1.698% -28.494% 30.862%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. -0.670% -3.552% -5.146% -6.080% 4.230% -38.552% 27.390%
Kraft Heinz Co 1.190% -1.668% -7.246% -29.471% -23.576% -34.156% -13.363%
J.M. Smucker Corp. -0.990% -1.574% -2.116% -15.507% -11.886% -34.776% -6.290%

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Last updated at 2023-11-19

Looking at the financials for Hershey with US symbol HSY from the industry Food & Tobacco, it becomes evident that the company's position appears solid and stable. The company has seen a growth in total assets over the last three years, indicating financial expansion. Similarly, net income has also shown a positive trend. This general impression does not, of course, overlook potential risks and challenges. Let's take a deeper look at the financials and discern their strengths and weaknesses more explicitly.

Starting with the positive aspects, Hershey's total assets have been rising steadily throughout the years 2020, 2021, and 2022. This uplift highlights increased financial resourcefulness, a marker of healthy expansion and potential future growth. Additionally, Hershey's net income has also risen from 1.27 billion USD in 2020 to 1.64 billion USD in 2022, pointing towards increasing profitability.

Lending further strength to Hershey's financial profile is their healthy Revenue figures in the tens of billions, and stable Operating Margins. A closer look at their financial ratios indicates a relatively high Return on Equity (ROE) at 54.15%. The ROE figure refers to financial returns on shareholder's equity and a high return represents high efficiency in utilizing the firm's financial resources at its disposal.

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Prediction Sell
Perf. (%) 0.69%
Target price 133.701
Change
Ends at 25.09.26

Hershey (NYSE:HSY) had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $154.00 to $157.00. They now have an "underweight" rating on the stock.
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Prediction Buy
Perf. (%) -1.52%
Target price 188.656
Change
Ends at 16.09.26

Hershey (NYSE:HSY) was upgraded by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from a "sell" rating to a "buy" rating. They now have a $222.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $170.00.
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Hershey (NYSE:HSY) was upgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating.
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