XNYS · Confectioners
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$169.79+0.87%
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TickerWhale Score
39/100
Weak
Score components
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Hershey Company scores 39 out of 100 overall, which we rate weak. Quality & growth is its strongest area and Valuation its weakest.
What helps
- Quality & growth
What to watch
- Technical
- Valuation
- Risk
Quality & growth
30%63Positive
- Revenue growth 7.7%
- EPS growth 5.8%
Valuation
25%21Weak
- P/E 30.9
- EV/Sales 3.2
Hershey is a leading US confectionery manufacturer (in a $55 billion market, according to Euromonitor), controlling more than 35% of the domestic chocolate aisle. Beyond its namesake label, the firm's portfolio has expanded over the last 85 years and now comprises 100 brands, including Reese's, Kit Kat, Kisses, and Ice Breakers. Hershey's products are sold in about 80 countries, though only a high-single-digit percentage of sales comes from markets outside the US, including the UK, Brazil, India, and Mexico. The firm has sought inorganic opportunities to extend its reach beyond its core confectionery business, adding Amplify Snack Brands and its Skinny Pop ready-to-eat popcorn to its portfolio, as well as Pirate Brands, Dot's Pretzels, and LesserEvil over the past few years.
#314 by market cap in our coverage · ~19,595 employees · Listed 1947-09-19 · www.thehersheycompany.com
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#41 / 55sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 39 vs sector average 47.7 (-8.7)
Revenue growth (sector)Top 33%
Gross margin (sector)Top 46%
Return on equity (sector)Top 29%
P/E (sector)Pricier than 66%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
27/100Weak vs universe
Ranks 27th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 35/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Strong Sell
1 buy · 5 sell · 2 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates HSY's technical setup weak — 27th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
0 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-11.5%
- vs 50-day-4.5%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)37 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIsell
- Williams %Rneutral
Trend
Weak
- ADX (14) trend strength29· trending
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -0.814)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 0 buy vs 9 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 1 buy · 4 sell · 2 neutral.
Result — 1 buy vs 5 sell of 8 votes = Strong Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)30.9
- P/S (TTM)2.8
- P/B7.5
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales3.2
- PEG5.32
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin38.4%
- Net margin9.2%
- ROE24.0%
- Debt/Equity1.23
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)7.7%
- EPS growth (YoY)5.8%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs sector peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $34.4B
Fundamentals history
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSYCurrentHershey Company | 39 | 35 | 30.9 | — | 7.5 | 3.2 | $169.79 | +0.87% | +7.7% | ||
| KOCoca-Cola Company | 68 | 74 | 26.6 | — | 10.5 | 8.2 | $88.25 | +0.22% | +6.5% | ||
| LAURLaureate Education | 66 | 51 | 15.7 | — | 4.4 | 2.8 | $36.13 | +0.70% | +17.9% | ||
| DARDarling Ingredients | 64 | 71 | 17.6 | — | 2.0 | 2.2 | $65.36 | -1.70% | +14.8% | ||
| ELEstee Lauder Cos. Inc - | 63 | 51 | 187.7 | — | 9.0 | 2.5 | $93.43 | -0.46% | +5.1% | ||
| IPARInter Parfums | 63 | 65 | 21.5 | — | 4.1 | 2.4 | $112.51 | +1.60% | +2.9% |
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