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Hershey

NYQ:HSY US4278661081
28
  • Value
    17
  • Growth
    81
  • Safety
    Safety
    35
  • Combined
    31
  • Sentiment
    49
  • 360° View
    360° View
    28
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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 28 (better than 28% 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 three out of four indicators below 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. It ranks higher than 81% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 17 means that the share price of Hershey is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 83% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 35, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 65% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 49, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 51% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Packaged Foods & Meats
Size X-Large
Website thehersheycompany.com
Index
S&P US Consumer
S&P US Food & Beverage
S&P 500
Hershey stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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Last update: 3-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
17 26 26 23
Growth
81 33 15 84
Safety
Safety
35 50 33 24
Sentiment
49 15 70 62
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28 8 14 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
42 11 36 33
Opinions Change
50 8 39 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 38 70 41
Market Pulse
25 64 95 98
Sentiment
49 15 70 62
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
17 26 26 23
Growth
81 33 15 84
Safety Safety
35 50 33 24
Combined
31 19 4 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
5 17 13 15
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
17 16 45 37
Price vs. Book (P/B)
3 14 10 11
Dividend Yield
73 70 70 56
Value
17 26 26 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
74 48 39 40
Profit Growth
89 10 50 55
Capital Growth
44 65 20 84
Stock Returns
55 43 27 91
Growth
81 33 15 84
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
31 31 18 6
Refinancing
21 24 18 15
Liquidity
73 82 86 83
Safety Safety
35 50 33 24

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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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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