What Our Analysts Know About Hershey Company

By Ken Smith • Tuesday, September 19 15:00 • Permanent Link

Hershey Company logged a -0.8% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $210.66 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. HSY's trading volume is 739,731 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,269,798.

Hershey Company trades -19.66% away from its average analyst target price of $262.21 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $227.0 to $300.0, and on average have given Hershey Company a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying HSY should be aware of the facts below:

Hershey Company's current price is 296.0% above its Graham number of $53.2, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Hershey Company has moved -4.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 16.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 8.69, Hershey Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
HSY has a forward P/E ratio of 20.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $10.32 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.5 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Hershey Company is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 11.66 compared to its sector average of 4.29
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.
Based in Hershey, the company has 18,075 full time employees and a market cap of $43.07 Billion. Hershey Company currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.0%.

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