Stock Research: Hershey

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Hershey

NYQ:HSY US4278661081
46
  • Value
    14
  • Growth
    81
  • Safety
    Safety
    60
  • Combined
    44
  • Sentiment
    50
  • 360° View
    360° View
    46
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Company Description

The Hershey Company is a snacks company. It operates in the confectionery and salty snacks industries, with brands like Hershey's, Reese's, and SkinnyPop. Its main markets are the United States and Canada. In the last fiscal year, the company had 18,540 employees, a market cap of $33,006 million, profits of $5,313 million, and revenue of $11,202 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 46 (better than 46% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Hershey are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Hershey. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 81, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 81% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank at 60 means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 60% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 50, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 50% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank is less desirable at 14, meaning that the share price of Hershey is on the higher side compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 86% of alternative stocks in the same industry. ...read more

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Index
S&P US Consumer
S&P US Food & Beverage
S&P 500
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Last update: 7-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 26 26 23
Growth
81 33 15 84
Safety
Safety
60 50 33 24
Sentiment
50 15 70 62
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46 8 14 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
26 11 36 33
Opinions Change
74 8 39 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 38 70 41
Market Pulse
14 64 95 98
Sentiment
50 15 70 62
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 26 26 23
Growth
81 33 15 84
Safety Safety
60 50 33 24
Combined
44 19 4 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
3 17 13 15
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
20 16 45 37
Price vs. Book (P/B)
5 14 10 11
Dividend Yield
73 70 70 56
Value
14 26 26 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
64 48 39 40
Profit Growth
89 10 50 55
Capital Growth
54 65 20 84
Stock Returns
70 43 27 91
Growth
81 33 15 84
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
50 31 18 6
Refinancing
45 24 18 15
Liquidity
79 82 86 83
Safety Safety
60 50 33 24

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This stock offers a high growth opportunity with safe financing and positive sentiment. It is typically expensive (low Value Rank), as investors pay a premium for high performance. It is for growth-focused investors comfortable paying a premium for a stock with strong future momentum.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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