The Hershey Company (HSY): Price and Financial Metrics
The Hershey Company (HSY)
Today's Latest Price: $145.65 USD
Updated Oct 22 2:13pm
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HSY Stock Summary
- Hershey Co's market capitalization of $30,283,914,240 is ahead of 93.42% of US-listed equities.
- HSY's went public 34.83 years ago, making it older than 92.9% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- In terms of volatility of its share price, HSY is more volatile than only 2.35% of stocks we're observing.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Hershey Co, a group of peers worth examining would be K, ADM, VFC, DLTR, and ROST.
- Visit HSY's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.thehersheycompany.com.
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HSY Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $145.65 | 52-week high | $161.83 |
| Prev. close | $145.58 | 52-week low | $109.88 |
| Day low | $144.46 | Volume | 197,050 |
| Day high | $146.08 | Avg. volume | 1,124,411 |
| 50-day MA | $145.30 | Dividend yield | 2.21% |
| 200-day MA | $141.52 | Market Cap | 30.30B |
The Hershey Company (HSY) Company Bio
Hershey Company sells chocolate and sugar confectionery products, pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, sundae syrups, and beverages, snack items, including spreads, and gum and mint refreshment products comprising chewing gums and bubble gums. The company was founded in 1894 and is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
HSY Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $145.65 | $154.6 | 5% |
Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for HSY, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Hershey Co ranked in the 47th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Moreover, under all the scenarios we modelled, the output consistently forecasted positive returns. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for Hershey Co ended up being:
- Interest coverage, a measure of earnings relative to interest payments, is 9.81; that's higher than 73.23% of US stocks in the Consumer Defensive sector that have positive free cash flow.
- HSY's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 2%; for context, that number is higher than 28.17% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 3% |
| 1% | 4% |
| 2% | 5% |
| 3% | 6% |
| 4% | 7% |
| 5% | 8% |
CPB, KDP, USNA, THS, and LFVN can be thought of as valuation peers to HSY, in the sense that they are in the Consumer Defensive sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.
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