Shares of Consumer Staples sector company Hershey moved -2.0% today, and are now trading at a price of $185.8. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 1,803,377 compared to its average volume of 2,041,033. The S&P 500 index returned a -1.0% performance.
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 is based in Hershey and has 18,650 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $37,942,591,488. Hershey currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 2.4% per year.
21 analysts are following Hershey and have set target prices ranging from $170.0 to $238.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of hold. At today's prices, HSY is trading -11.46% away from its average analyst target price of $209.86 per share.
Over the last year, HSY shares have gone down by -28.3%, which represents a difference of -51.7% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $276.88 per share and its 52 week low is $178.82. With average free cash flows of $1.49 Billion that have been growing at an average rate of 2.7% over the last 5 years, Hershey declining stock performance may not be reflective of the quality of its underlying business.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,323,190 | 771,109 | 1,552,081 | -14.17 |
| 2022 | 2,327,837 | 519,481 | 1,808,356 | 13.95 |
| 2021 | 2,082,884 | 495,877 | 1,587,007 | 26.15 |
| 2020 | 1,699,657 | 441,626 | 1,258,031 | -12.98 |
| 2019 | 1,763,873 | 318,192 | 1,445,681 | 13.71 |
| 2018 | 1,599,993 | 328,601 | 1,271,392 |
