Hershey Co (HSY) Price Targets From Analysts
Use the tables below to see what analysts covering Hershey Co think about its future price and what recommendations they have for investors and traders.
| Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | $202 | $174 | $185.63 | $174.55 | 6.35% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 15 months, HSY's average price target has gone up $43.24.
Over the past 15 months, HSY's average upside potential has been 4.34%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-11 | 19 | 202 | 174 | 185.63 | 175.06 | 6.04% |
| 2021-09-04 | 19 | 202 | 174 | 185.63 | 177.99 | 4.29% |
| 2021-08-28 | 19 | 202 | 174 | 185.47 | 175.63 | 5.6% |
| 2021-08-14 | 18 | 202 | 174 | 185.00 | 179.40 | 3.12% |
| 2021-08-07 | 18 | 202 | 174 | 185.00 | 178.59 | 3.59% |
| 2021-08-05 | 18 | 202 | 174 | 185.00 | 178.75 | 3.5% |
| 2021-08-01 | 18 | 194 | 173 | 184.11 | 178.88 | 2.92% |
| 2021-07-24 | 18 | 192 | 166 | 179.00 | 179.26 | -0.15% |
| 2021-07-17 | 16 | 192 | 160 | 178.25 | 179.99 | -0.97% |
| 2021-07-10 | 16 | 192 | 160 | 177.44 | 176.75 | 0.39% |
| 2021-07-03 | 16 | 188 | 160 | 176.94 | 174.00 | 1.69% |
| 2021-06-26 | 16 | 188 | 160 | 176.94 | 175.12 | 1.04% |
| 2021-06-13 | 16 | 188 | 160 | 176.00 | 174.80 | 0.69% |
| 2021-06-05 | 16 | 188 | 160 | 176.00 | 174.90 | 0.63% |
| 2021-05-22 | 16 | 188 | 160 | 175.00 | 173.76 | 0.71% |
| 2021-05-15 | 16 | 187 | 160 | 173.31 | 171.11 | 1.29% |
| 2021-05-08 | 16 | 187 | 160 | 172.94 | 168.49 | 2.64% |
| 2021-04-25 | 17 | 181 | 149 | 164.71 | 161.43 | 2.03% |
| 2021-04-17 | 17 | 181 | 149 | 164.12 | 160.99 | 1.94% |
| 2021-04-10 | 17 | 175 | 149 | 163.53 | 159.50 | 2.53% |
| 2021-04-03 | 17 | 175 | 149 | 163.53 | 158.76 | 3% |
| 2021-03-20 | 17 | 175 | 149 | 163.53 | 154.70 | 5.71% |
| 2021-03-13 | 17 | 175 | 147 | 161.88 | 152.44 | 6.19% |
| 2021-03-06 | 16 | 175 | 147 | 161.69 | 150.38 | 7.52% |
| 2021-02-27 | 16 | 175 | 147 | 161.69 | 145.65 | 11.01% |
| 2021-02-20 | 16 | 175 | 147 | 161.69 | 148.85 | 8.63% |
| 2021-02-13 | 16 | 175 | 147 | 161.69 | 151.38 | 6.81% |
| 2021-02-06 | 17 | 175 | 147 | 160.18 | 146.60 | 9.26% |
| 2021-01-30 | 17 | 172 | 147 | 159.06 | 145.44 | 9.36% |
| 2021-01-23 | 17 | 172 | 147 | 158.94 | 148.20 | 7.25% |
| 2021-01-16 | 18 | 172 | 147 | 159.44 | 148.46 | 7.4% |
| 2021-01-09 | 18 | 172 | 147 | 158.61 | 152.03 | 4.33% |
| 2021-01-02 | 18 | 172 | 147 | 157.50 | 152.33 | 3.39% |
| 2020-12-26 | 18 | 172 | 147 | 157.50 | 149.95 | 5.04% |
| 2020-12-19 | 18 | 172 | 147 | 157.50 | 150.88 | 4.39% |
| 2020-12-09 | 18 | 172 | 147 | 157.50 | 152.14 | 3.52% |
| 2020-12-07 | 18 | 172 | 142 | 156.50 | 149.72 | 4.53% |
| 2020-11-09 | 17 | 172 | 147 | 157.35 | 149.72 | 5.1% |
| 2020-10-31 | 16 | 172 | 140 | 154.56 | 137.46 | 12.44% |
| 2020-10-03 | 17 | 170 | 138 | 150.47 | 142.92 | 5.28% |
| 2020-07-24 | 17 | 170 | 138 | 149.71 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-16 | 17 | 154 | 127 | 141.65 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-10 | 17 | 154 | 127 | 141.94 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-29 | 17 | 154 | 127 | 142.29 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-27 | 18 | 154 | 127 | 142.39 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-06 | 18 | 154 | 127 | 142.39 | NA | NA% |
HSY Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.76 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 62 days, HSY's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.08.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- The average analyst price target of HSY is higher than 93.09% of all US stocks.
- HSY has a higher number of analysts covering the stock than 92.04% of all US stocks.
- Hershey Co's variance in analysts' estimates is less than 92.42% of stocks in the large market cap category.
- Hershey Co's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 24.49% of Food Products stocks.
In the Food Products industry, CAG, KHC and BYND are the three stocks most similar to Hershey Co regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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