Here's a Quick Look Into the Fundamentals of Hershey Company Stock

By Blake Campbell • Thursday, January 19 15:01 • Permanent Link

Is it worth buying Hershey Company stock at a price of $216.3? If this question is on your mind, make sure to check out the fundamentals of this Confectioners large-cap company:

Hershey Company has logged a 8.8% 52 week change, compared to -12.4% for the S&P 500
HSY has an average analyst rating of hold and is -11.06% away from its mean target price of $243.2 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $7.66, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 28.2. The Consumer Defensive sector's average P/E ratio is 24.21
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $8.93 and its forward P/E ratio is 24.2
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 14.4 in contrast to the Consumer Defensive sector's average P/B ratio is 4.09
The current ratio is currently 0.9, which consists in its liquid assets divided by any liabilities due within in the next 12 months
HSY has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -9.3% and gross profit margins of 0.4%
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $1,587,007,000.00 and the average free cash flow growth rate is 6.6%
Hershey Company's revenues have an average growth rate of 6.1% with operating expenses growing at 2.5%. The company's current operating margins stand at 22.8%

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