The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. The company provides its products primarily under the Hershey’s, Reese’s, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Sour Strips, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily’s, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. It markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. The company exports its products in approximately 80 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Analyst Outlook | Average price target of $151, with projections ranging from $120 to $183, reflecting varied views on Hershey's ability to navigate current headwinds |
Market Share Meltdown? | Delve into Hershey's efforts to maintain its dominant position in North America while facing challenges in the evolving snacks category |
Sweet Leadership Shift | Explore Hershey's strategic direction amid CEO Michele Buck's planned retirement and new appointments in key business segments |
Cocoa Cost Crunch | Hershey grapples with soaring cocoa prices, leading to downward revisions in earnings estimates and a projected decline in EPS for 2025 |
Metrics to compare | HSY | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Consumer Non-Cyclicals sector companies | Relationship RelationshipHSYPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 19.9x | 32.0x | 11.6x | |
PEG Ratio | −1.02 | 3.52 | 0.03 | |
Price / Book | 7.0x | 2.2x | 1.5x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 3.0x | 1.9x | 0.9x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 1.1% | 26.2% | 18.1% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 12.1% | 10.4% | Unlock |