The Hershey Company Common Stock (HSY)

About HSY

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. It operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. The company offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gum…

Sector

Consumer Staples

Industry

Specialty Foods

Employees

17,550

Website

www.thehersheycompany.com/

Fundamentals

1-day range

$179.04$183.97

Market cap

$35.70B

P/E (trailing)

31.88

P/E (forward)

18.14

EPS (trailing)

$5.00

Dividend yield

2.49%

Beta

0.09

Avg. volume

1.82M

Ex-dividend date

August 14, 2026

Dividend pay date

September 15, 2026

Forecasts

21 analyst ratings

The Hershey Company Common Stock Competitors

Chosen by industry and closest market cap.

• HSY

  The Hershey Company Common Stock

  $179.09

  ▼ 1.23%
  Market cap $35.70BP/E 31.88
  $161.43$239.48
• MICC

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  $20.2

  ▲ 0.60%
  Market cap $11.25BP/E 35.49
  $11.02$17.57
• TR

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  $41.24

  ▲ 0.88%
  Market cap $2.96BP/E 30.23
  $33.44$45.06
• JBSS

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  $74.74

  ▲ 1.01%
  Market cap $993.15MP/E 14.93
  $59.07$92.08
• BRID

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  $6.13

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  Market cap $57.46MP/E —
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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

• Hershey Faces Mars-Led Market Shares Losses, With Tougher Comparison Seen Ahead, RBC Says
  Yahoo · 8/21/2026
• Hershey Faces Concerns Over Market Share Losses, RBC Says
  Yahoo · 8/21/2026
• 2 Large-Cap Stocks Worth Investigating and 1 Facing Headwinds
  Yahoo · 8/21/2026
• Reese's Flips the Script on Fall Coffee
  Yahoo · 8/21/2026
• RBC Capital Maintains Sector Perform on Hershey, Lowers Price Target to $206
  Benzinga · 8/21/2026
• Hershey (HSY) Stock May Lean On Cash Flow While Earnings Look Rich
  Yahoo · 8/21/2026
• Did Hershey’s (HSY) Bigger, Data-Led Halloween Lineup Quietly Redefine Its Core Snack Strategy?
  Yahoo · 8/20/2026
• Hershey (HSY) Halloween Push Raises Fresh Questions About Whether The Stock Looks Pricey
  Yahoo · 8/20/2026

• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 12, 2026 · Sale

  4.3K @ $184.2
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 12, 2026 · Sale

  2.3K @ $183.68
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 12, 2026 · Sale

  991 @ $182.3
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 12, 2026 · Sale

  596 @ $181.53
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 12, 2026 · Sale

  1.8K @ $180.66
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 12, 2026 · Sale

  30 @ $179.99
• Heather Carol Hoytink · August 12, 2026 · Grant

  12.0K
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 11, 2026 · Sale

  4.1K @ $182.17
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 11, 2026 · Sale

  5.8K @ $181.75
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 11, 2026 · Sale

  171 @ $180.98
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 10, 2026 · Sale

  5.6K @ $182.57
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 10, 2026 · Sale

  4.2K @ $181.65
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 10, 2026 · Sale

  273 @ $180.76
• Stacy Taffet · August 10, 2026 · Tax Withholding

  1.9K @ $182.75
• HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL · August 7, 2026 · Sale

  3.1K @ $183.24

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held

116.47M

Total value held

$23.51B

Institutional holders

1459