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HSY is priced at $159.16 right now, up 0.98% on the session. That puts its market value at $31.98B, 423rd largest among the 800 stocks we cover.
It is close to the bottom of its 52-week range ($156.40 to $235.80), 32.5% under the high.
Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $2.79B, up 6.6% from a year earlier, with $457.67M of net profit (a 12.2% margin).
Buyers are paying 21.7 times trailing earnings, 17% below its five-year average of 26.2.
17 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $203.13, sits 27.6% over where the stock trades.
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Composite of 4 factors below, ranked against the 800 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Higher trailing yield than most of BeStock’s coverage scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
17 analysts, consensus Buy.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
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What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $203.13, 27.6% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Buy. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $230.00, so shares trade 30.8% below that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 30th percentile of its own five-year valuation range (cheaper than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
Quote as of Oct 1, 2026 11:50 am ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
Ranks are among the 800 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
$159.16 is the latest print for HSY, a move of +0.98% against yesterday's close of $157.61. Today's low and high so far: $156.40 and $160.20.
Equity value comes to $31.98B at the current price. By that measure it is number 423 of the 800 names in our coverage.
Buyers pay 21.7 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $4.34). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 26.2, and today's level ranks in the 30th percentile of its own history.
The year's floor is $156.40 and the ceiling $235.80. Shares are 32.5% away from that ceiling.
It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 3.55% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.
Of 17 analysts, 29% say buy, 71% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $203.13, with the most cautious at $180.00 and the most optimistic at $250.00.
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