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NYSE· Sugar & Confectionery Products· Inc. DE· CIK 0000047111

HSY

HERSHEY CO
$160.19 ▲ +0.56%
Prev close $159.30
Market cap$31.7B
ConsensusSell
12-mo target$204.10 (+27.4%)
▲ Neutral
Analyst conviction 4/10
Insider Selling Cluster (3 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)36 New Institutional Positions14 Institutional ExitsCongressional Activity (1) Consumer & Retail
Snapshot
The big-picture read on HSY right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$31.7B
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Hold (39%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$17.2B
Inst. Activity
36 buys / 14 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $20.1M sell
Insider Net $
-$20.1M
Social Sentiment
60° Warm
SEC Reports
20
Congressional
5 trades
Price chart 30d -8.5%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 1, 2026 leadership
The Hershey Company Names Amanda Almond President, International
Seasoned Global Consumer Goods Leader Succeeds Rohit Grover HERSHEY, Pa., Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/
Sep 30, 2026 Insider
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold 891 shares
10%+ Owner @ $161.49 ($143.9K)
Sep 30, 2026 Insider
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold 2,752 shares
10%+ Owner @ $158.46 ($436.1K)
Sep 30, 2026 Insider
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold 352 shares
10%+ Owner @ $160.73 ($56.6K)
Aug 17, 2026 SEC
A cluster of insider selling at Hershey Co (HSY) totaling $1.23M in open-market sales over a 7-day window, dominated by
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Aug 14, 2026 SEC
A cluster of insider selling at Hershey (HSY) over the past week, led by the CFO, Chief Accounting Officer, and the Hers
CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Aug 13, 2026 SEC
A cluster of insider selling at Hershey (HSY) occurred in the 14 days following a strong Q2 earnings beat. The CFO, Chie
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Jul 10, 2026 Congress
Dan Newhouse sell
$1,001 - $15,000 — House
Analyst ratings buy % +25.8%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Sell 39% rate it Buy or better · 28 analysts
Strong Buy 2 7% Buy 9 32% Hold 16 57% Sell 1 4% Strong Sell 0 0%
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Aug 21, 2026RBC CapitalMAINTAINSector Perform 55%
Aug 3, 2026BarclaysMAINTAINEqual-Weight 54%
Jul 31, 2026UBSMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Jul 31, 2026JP MorganMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Jul 31, 2026Wells FargoMAINTAINEqual-Weight 54%
Jul 23, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMAINTAINOutperform 59%
Jul 22, 2026StifelMAINTAINHold 54%
Jul 21, 2026BarclaysMAINTAINEqual-Weight 54%
Jul 16, 2026UBSMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Jul 13, 2026JP MorganMAINTAINNeutral 55%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 202629161039%
Aug 1, 202629161039%
Jul 1, 202629161039%
Jun 1, 2026210161041%
May 1, 202628191033%
Apr 1, 202628181034%
Mar 1, 202628181034%
Feb 1, 202628181034%
Price targets
Where 21 covering analysts think HSY trades over the next 12 months.
$204.10 +27.4% upside Strong Buy
Current$160.19 Low$170.00 Median$200.00 High$250.00 21 analysts
$170.00$250.00
Analyst rating Buy· 2.5/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
60°
Warm
BearishNeutralBullish
1 mentions 1 bullish 0 bearish 0 neutral
Recent posts
investing Bullish 7mo ago
Cocoa prices crashed -62% in a year to ~$3,130/MT – Is this a buying opportunity for chocolate stocks (HSY, MDLZ, etc.) or still too risky?
▲ 0 · 💬 4
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
20 SEC filing reports analyzed · 3 bullish, 1 bearish, 0 mixed, 16 neutral · avg impact 2.9/10.
NEUTRALCLUSTER2/10
A cluster of insider selling at Hershey Co (HSY) totaling $1.23M in open-market sales over a 7-day w
Aug 17, 2026
BEARISHCLUSTER4/10
A cluster of insider selling at Hershey (HSY) over the past week, led by the CFO, Chief Accounting O
Aug 14, 2026
NEUTRALCLUSTER3/10
A cluster of insider selling at Hershey (HSY) occurred in the 14 days following a strong Q2 earnings
Aug 13, 2026
NEUTRALCLUSTER2/10
Multiple insiders at Hershey (HSY) sold a total of ~$6.65M in shares over the past week, representin
Aug 10, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Oct 1, 2026
leadership
The Hershey Company Names Amanda Almond President, International
Seasoned Global Consumer Goods Leader Succeeds Rohit Grover HERSHEY, Pa., Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced
Sep 30, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HSY — 55.9% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 387,669 | Exempt: 60 | TRF Vol: 693,834 | Short Ratio: 55.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HSY — 55.5% short (0.4M / 0.8M)
Short: 423,854 | Exempt: 280 | TRF Vol: 763,947 | Short Ratio: 55.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 18, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HSY — 60.1% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 345,005 | Exempt: 813 | TRF Vol: 574,171 | Short Ratio: 60.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 17, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HSY — 61.7% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 354,148 | Exempt: 141 | TRF Vol: 573,807 | Short Ratio: 61.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$2.12$2.04–$2.2362.9%-0.1%0↑ 16↓$3.3B18
Next Q$2.14$2.07–$2.2125.0%+0.0%0↑ 16↓$3.2B17
Current FY$8.49$8.36–$8.6534.5%-0.0%18↑ 2↓$12.3B22
Next FY$9.86$9.32–$10.3516.1%-0.1%12↑ 8↓$12.6B22
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$2.117—
7d ago$2.119-0.002
30d ago$2.119-0.002
60d ago$2.119-0.002
90d ago$2.286-0.169
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own HSY (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $17.2B total value (97,935,814 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 36 institutions added/increased vs 14 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
BlackRock, Inc.13,131,312$2.3B13.4%—
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC9,683,520$1.7B9.9%—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC7,271,155$1.3B7.4%—
STATE STREET CORP7,227,295$1.3B7.4%—
MORGAN STANLEY5,646,902$990.7M5.8%ADD +43.2%
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC4,760,502$835.2M4.9%—
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC4,280,665$748.3M4.4%—
Capital World Investors3,500,000$614.1M3.6%ADD +27.3%
FMR LLC3,004,051$527.1M3.1%—
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA2,891,678$507.3M3.0%—
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
MORGAN STANLEYADD3,942,8655,646,902+43.2%$990.7M
Capital World InvestorsADD2,750,0003,500,000+27.3%$614.1M
GQG Partners LLCNEW—2,766,786—$485.4M
NORGES BANKNEW—1,333,760—$234.0M
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ABDOUBLED218,2301,027,313+370.7%$182.6M
FEDERATED HERMES, INC.DOUBLED1,454990,217+68003.0%$173.7M
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INCADD555,205946,525+70.5%$166.1M
LPL Financial LLCADD478,007617,305+29.1%$108.3M
Qube Research & Technologies LtdTRIM878,840418,573-52.4%$73.4M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM729,883364,672-50.0%$64.0M
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
4 insiders, 50 transactions. Net -$20.1M — $0.00 bought, $20.1M sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 30, 2026HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10%+ OwnerSELL891$161.49$143.9K
Sep 30, 2026HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10%+ OwnerSELL2,752$158.46$436.1K
Sep 30, 2026HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10%+ OwnerSELL352$160.73$56.6K
Sep 30, 2026HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10%+ OwnerSELL20$163.00$3.3K
Sep 30, 2026HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10%+ OwnerSELL3,936$157.69$620.7K
Sep 30, 2026HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10%+ OwnerSELL409$162.43$66.4K
Sep 30, 2026HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10%+ OwnerSELL1,640$159.25$261.2K
Sep 29, 2026HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10%+ OwnerSELL839$160.85$135.0K
Sep 29, 2026HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10%+ OwnerSELL635$163.29$103.7K
Sep 29, 2026HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL10%+ OwnerSELL1,220$162.64$198.4K
Congressional trades
HSY trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
3 members · 1 buys / 4 sells
DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Jul 10, 2026Dan NewhouseRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000The Hershey CoJul 20, 2026(11d)
Apr 8, 2026Mark WarnerDSENATEBUY$1,001 - $15,000The Hershey CoMay 1, 2026(24d)
Feb 10, 2026Clifford FranklinRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000The Hershey CoFeb 24, 2026(15d)
Feb 10, 2026Clifford FranklinRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000The Hershey CoFeb 24, 2026(15d)
Feb 10, 2026Clifford FranklinRHOUSESELL$50,001 - $100,000The Hershey CoFeb 24, 2026(15d)
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for HSY.
Shares short
9,178,157
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
+0.4%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
6.8
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈4.6%
Estimate — not % of float
All HSY filing & press-release reports (32)