The Hershey Company (HSY): Price and Financial Metrics
The Hershey Company (HSY)
Today's Latest Price: $142.27 USD
Updated Aug 5 8:04pm
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HSY Stock Summary
- HSY has a market capitalization of $30,017,645,451 -- more than approximately 93.63% of US stocks.
- Hershey Co's stock had its IPO on January 1, 1986, making it an older stock than 92.88% of US equities in our set.
- In terms of volatility of its share price, HSY is more volatile than only 2.76% of stocks we're observing.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Hershey Co are MOD, SHW, LECO, RUSHA, and JELD.
- HSY's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Hershey Co's official web site, go to www.thehersheycompany.com.
HSY Stock Price Chart Technical Analysis Charts
HSY Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $142.27 | 52-week high | $162.20 |
| Prev. close | $144.30 | 52-week low | $109.88 |
| Day low | $141.95 | Volume | 709,462 |
| Day high | $144.90 | Avg. volume | 1,269,133 |
| 50-day MA | $134.58 | Dividend yield | 2.14% |
| 200-day MA | $141.82 | Market Cap | 29.59B |
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: |
| $142.27 | $131.09 | -9% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Hershey Co with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Hershey Co ranked in the 46th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Our DCF analysis suggests the stock is overvalued by about 8.5%. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for HSY, they are:
- The company's debt burden, as measured by earnings divided by interest payments, is 9.81 -- which is good for besting 75.3% of its peer stocks (US stocks in the Consumer Defensive sector with positive 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 29.62% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -11% |
| 1% | -10% |
| 2% | -9% |
| 3% | -8% |
| 4% | -7% |
| 5% | -6% |
Want more companies with a valuation profile/forecast similar to that of Hershey Co? See UTI, DL, BUD, STZ, and CPB.
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