Hershey Co
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Vitals
- Today's Low:
- $206.69
- Today's High:
- $211.805
- Open Price:
- $211.54
- 52W Low:
- $206.69
- 52W High:
- $274.3103
- Prev. Close:
- $212.03
- Volume:
- 1281208
Company Statistics
- Market Cap.:
- $42.62 billion
- Book Value:
- 18.072
- Revenue TTM:
- $10.86 billion
- Operating Margin TTM:
- 22.25%
- Gross Profit TTM:
- $4.50 billion
- Profit Margin:
- 16.49%
- Return on Assets TTM:
- 13.66%
- Return on Equity TTM:
- 54.35%
Company Profile
Hershey Co had its IPO on 1985-07-01 under the ticker symbol HSY.
The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Confectioners industry. Hershey Co has a staff strength of 18,075 employees.
Stock update
Shares of Hershey Co opened at $211.54 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.
The stocks traded within a range of $206.69 - $211.81, and closed at $207.59.
This is a -2.09% slip from the previous day's closing price.
A total volume of 1,281,208 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.
In the last one week, shares of Hershey Co have slipped by -2.93%.
Hershey Co's Key Ratios
Hershey Co has a market cap of $42.62 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 15.6991 and a price to sales ratio of 4.7575.
In the last 12-months Hershey Co’s revenue was $10.86 billion with a gross profit of $4.50 billion and an EBITDA of $2.81 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Hershey Co's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.
In the trailing 12-month period, Hershey Co’s operating margin was 22.25% while its return on assets stood at 13.66% with a return of equity of 54.35%.
In Q2, Hershey Co’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 29.4% while revenue growth was a positive 5%.
Hershey Co’s PE and PEG Ratio
- Forward PE
- 26.6667
- Trailing PE
- 23.9885
- PEG
- 4.0178
Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $8.69 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 26.6667 and a PEG multiple of 4.0178. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.
The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Hershey Co’s profitability.
Hershey Co stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 5.2796 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 22.2698. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 4.7575.
Hershey Co stock pays annual dividends of $4.144 per share, indicating a yield of 2.25% and a payout ratio of 46.94%.
Balance sheet and cash flow metrics
- Total Assets
- $11.53 billion
- Total Liabilities
- $2.73 billion
- Operating Cash Flow
- $-327712000.00
- Capital Expenditure
- $154.41 million
- Dividend Payout Ratio
- 46.94%
Hershey Co ended 2024 with $11.53 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $11.53 billion while shareholder equity stood at $3.69 billion.
Hershey Co ended 2024 with $304.11 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $2.73 billion in other current liabilities, 221553000.00 in common stock, $4.17 billion in retained earnings and $2.70 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $446.16 million and cash and short-term investments were $446.16 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $867,783,000 while long-term debt stood at $4.09 billion.
Hershey Co’s total current assets stands at $2.88 billion while long-term investments were $126.11 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $764.27 million compared to accounts payable of $1.01 billion and inventory worth $1.39 billion.
In 2024, Hershey Co's operating cash flow was $-327712000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $154.41 million.
Comparatively, Hershey Co paid $0.47 in dividends in 2024.
Other key metrics
- Current Trading Price
- $207.59
- 52-Week High
- $274.3103
- 52-Week Low
- $206.69
- Analyst Target Price
- $265.73
Hershey Co stock is currently trading at $207.59 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $274.3103 and a 52-week low of $274.3103. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $265.73.
Its 50-day moving average was $227.26 and 200-day moving average was $239.61 The short ratio stood at 2.13 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.
Around 18.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8216.2% are held by institutions.
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About
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; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. The company 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, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily’s, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Paqui, Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. It 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. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.