The Hershey Company (HSY): Price and Financial Metrics
The Hershey Company (HSY)
Today's Latest Price: $148.75 USD
Updated Jan 19 7:00pm
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HSY Stock Summary
- With a market capitalization of $30,900,984,901, Hershey Co has a greater market value than 92.53% of US stocks.
- HSY's went public 35.07 years ago, making it older than 92.86% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- The volatility of Hershey Co's share price is greater than that of just 3.76% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Hershey Co, a group of peers worth examining would be SWK, ROK, BF.B, CRH, and ADM.
- HSY's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Hershey Co's official web site, go to www.thehersheycompany.com.
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HSY Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $148.75 | 52-week high | $161.83 |
Prev. close | $148.46 | 52-week low | $109.88 |
Day low | $148.17 | Volume | 790,200 |
Day high | $150.35 | Avg. volume | 753,982 |
50-day MA | $150.19 | Dividend yield | 2.17% |
200-day MA | $141.99 | Market Cap | 30.96B |
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: |
$148.75 | $142.35 | -4% |
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 51th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Our DCF analysis suggests the stock is overvalued by about 3.5%. 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 10.74; that's higher than 73.47% 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 3%; for context, that number is higher than 25.72% of tickers in our DCF set.
Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
0% | -6% |
1% | -5% |
2% | -4% |
3% | -3% |
4% | -2% |
5% | -1% |
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