The Hershey Company HSY
174.70 USD +7.16 (+4.27%)
Nov 4, 2026, 2:36 PM EST
170.55 Day range 175.57
157.61 52-week range 236.28
- YTD
- -4.00%
- 1 year
- +5.27%
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
Hold
Price target (mean) 181.67 +4.0% upside
Now 174.70
- Target (low)
- 159.00
- Target (mean)
- 181.67
- Target (high)
- 230.00
Ratings (0m) 23 7 buy · 15 hold · 1 sell
- Strong buy2
- Buy5
- Hold15
- Sell1
- Strong sell0
Recommendation trend
- This month 23
- 1 month ago 23
- 2 months ago 23
- 3 months ago 23
Earnings and revenue estimates
Consensus for the coming quarters and fiscal years
| Period | EPS estimate | Low – high | Year ago | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Revenue growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 1.79 | 1.73 – 1.86 | 1.71 | +4.9% | 3.12B | +1.0% | 18 |
| Next quarter | 2.74 | 2.30 – 2.94 | 2.35 | +16.5% | 3.23B | +3.9% | 13 |
| Current year | 8.66 | 8.38 – 8.75 | 6.31 | +37.2% | 12.29B | +5.1% | 22 |
| Next year | 9.48 | 9.09 – 9.92 | 8.66 | +9.5% | 12.55B | +2.2% | 22 |
Upgrades and downgrades
The latest rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 30, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 30, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 30, 2026 | TD Cowen | Downgrade | Buy | Hold |
| Oct 30, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| Oct 30, 2026 | BNP Paribas | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 15, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 13, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Aug 21, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Jul 31, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jul 31, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Stifel | Maintained | Hold | Hold |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Jul 16, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jul 13, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Jun 25, 2026 | B of A Securities | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| May 27, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Upgrade | In-Line | Outperform |
| May 20, 2026 | Mizuho | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| May 4, 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| May 4, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| May 1, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| May 1, 2026 | TD Cowen | Upgrade | Hold | Buy |
