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Consumer Staples · NYSE NYSE · HSY

The Hershey Company

$173.32 -$1.02 -0.59% CLOSE 09.11.26 AFTER HOURS $173.32
Convergence score
3.6 / 5.0 BULLISH
+0.0 vs last report
Overall valuation
Fairly Valued
Aggregated across multiple horizons
Consensus target (12mo)
$205.27 +18.4%
Range $170.00 — $260.00
Sector
Consumer Staples
NYSE · Tracked daily
Today's snapshot

Where the signals stand.

REPORT 09.11.26
UV Convergence Score
REPORT 09.11.26
3.6
/ 5.0
BULLISH
Consensus signal A
4.0
Consensus signal B
3.0
Consensus signal D
4.0
Analyst average
3.5
Multi-signal aggregate How CSR works →
Day Range
$172.84 – $175.39
52W Range
$161.43 – $239.48
Volume
1.0M
Avg Vol
1.7M
Mkt Cap
$34.82B
P/E
23.68
EPS (TTM)
$7.32
Div Yield
3.33%
Beta
0.10
Today's convergence

Convergence score sits at 3.6 with overall valuation reading as fairly valued. Drivers across the horizons inform the aggregate. Open the deep dives for valuation, analyst, or financial detail.

Valuation
Fairly Valued
CSR direction
BULLISH
Last close
$173.32
Sector
Consumer Staples
Valuation
Three horizons
UPDATED 09.11.26
Short term
0–3 MO
No target —
Medium term
3–12 MO
$205+18.2% Hold
Long term
12–36 MO
$147.67-14.8% Fairly Valued
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Analysts
Coverage & consensus
3 PANELS
Mean target (12mo)
$205.27 +18.4%
RANGE $170.00 — $260.00
Analyst consensus
Consensus rating Buy
Blended score 3.5 / 5
Analysts tracked 67
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Financials
Key metrics
LATEST
P/E
23.68
EPS (TTM)
$7.32
Mkt Cap
$34.82B
Div Yield
3.33%
Beta
0.10
52W Range
$161.43 – $239.48
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Valuation breakdown

Three horizons, one consensus.

UPDATED 09.11.26
Short term
0–3 MO
—
Consensus target
No target available
Medium term
3–12 MO
Hold
Consensus target
$205 +18.2%
RANGE $180 – $260
$180NOW $173.32$260

12-month analyst consensus target across covering brokerages.

Long term
12–36 MO
Fairly Valued
Consensus target
$147.67 -14.8%

UVStocks in-house sector-relative valuation model.

Signal breakdown

What’s driving the score.

EACH SIGNAL RATED 1.0 — 5.0
Top-level breakdown
Valuation: PE Ratio: 23.68PEG Ratio: -DE Ratio: -
Free Cash Flow: $1.74BPB Ratio: -PS Ratio: -Dividend: $1.45
Analyst coverage

Blended analyst consensus & targets.

3 PANELS · UPDATED 09.11.26
Analyst consensus RATING · SCORE · PANELS · ANALYSTS
Rating Blended score Panels Analysts
Buy 3.5 3 67
Price targets LOW · MEAN · MEDIAN · HIGH · UPSIDE
Coverage Low Mean Median High Upside
All panels $170.00 $205.27 $200.00 $260.00 +18.4%
Rating distribution STRONG BUY · BUY · HOLD · SELL · STRONG SELL
Coverage SB B H S SS
All panels 2 13 30 1 0
Rating trend CURRENT VS 1M / 2M / 3M
Period Rating Avg Analysts
Current — — —
1 Mo Ago — — —
2 Mo Ago — — —
3 Mo Ago — — —
Most recent analyst action LATEST DESK ACTION
Date
9/1/2026
Firm
TD Cowen
Action
Reiterated Rating
Rating
Buy
Target
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Financials

Full financial snapshot.

UPDATED 09.11.26
Quote snapshot 15 FIELDS
Prev Close
$174.34
Open
$175.05
Day Low
$172.84
Day High
$175.39
Bid
$173.51
Ask
$173.65
52W Low
$161.43
52W High
$239.48
50D Avg
$178.55
200D Avg
$192.30
Volume
1.0M
Avg Vol
1.7M
10D Avg Vol
1.3M
52W Change
-5.77%
S&P 52W Change
15.30%
Valuation ratios 10 FIELDS
P/E (TTM)
23.68
P/E (Fwd)
17.56
PEG (Fwd)
0.86
P/S
2.86
P/B
7.63
Book Value
$22.71
EV/Revenue
3.30
EV/EBITDA
14.76
Mkt Cap
34.82B
Enterprise Val
40.16B
Profitability & returns 6 FIELDS
Profit Margin
12.24%
Gross Margin
38.38%
Operating Margin
23.12%
EBITDA Margin
22.37%
Return on Assets
9.92%
Return on Equity
32.81%
Growth 3 FIELDS
Revenue Growth (YoY)
6.60%
Earnings Growth (YoY)
631.00%
Earnings Growth (Q)
629.70%
Balance sheet & cash flow 11 FIELDS
Total Revenue
12.16B
EBITDA
2.72B
Total Cash
791.21M
Total Debt
5.92B
Cash / Share
$3.94
Revenue / Share
$59.98
Free Cash Flow
1.74B
Operating CF
2.66B
Debt / Equity
129.82
Current Ratio
1.18
Quick Ratio
0.51
Dividend 5 FIELDS
Fwd Dividend
5.81 (3.33%)
Dividend Yield
3.33%
Payout Ratio
77.10%
5Y Avg Yield
2.40%
Ex-Div Date
2026-08-14
Share statistics 7 FIELDS
Shares Out
146.31M
Float
144.69M
Shares Short
9.14M
% Short of Float
7.33%
Short Ratio
7.53
% Held Insiders
0.32%
% Held Institutions
91.47%
Calendar & events 5 FIELDS
Next Earnings
2026-11-05
Fiscal Year End
2025-12-31
Most Recent Qtr
2026-06-28
Last Split
2:1
Split Date
2004-06-16
Company 2 FIELDS
Industry
Confectioners
Employees
17,550