The Hershey Company · NYSE (us_market)
Consumer Defensive · Confectioners · United States
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 gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. It provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Sour Strips, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. The company markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. It exports its products in approximately 65 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
| Event Period | Drawdown | Buy Point (Bottom) | Sell Point (Peak) | ticker.setupCols.buyScore | ticker.setupCols.sellScore | Max Return | Algo Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DROP2025-10-08$195.56 RISE2025-11-03$162.31 PEAK2026-01-15$201.07 99d | -17.0% 26d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +23.9% 73d | Missed |
DROP2025-03-10$186.36 RISE2025-05-21$151.29 PEAK2025-08-04$190.41 147d | -18.8% 72d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +25.9% 75d | Missed |
DROP2024-12-09$193.65 RISE2025-02-04$144.74 PEAK2025-03-10$186.36 91d | -25.3% 57d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +28.8% 34d | Missed |
DROP2020-03-04$160.95 RISE2020-06-26$125.85 PEAK2020-08-18$149.59 167d | -21.8% 114d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +18.9% 53d | Missed |
DROP2020-03-04$160.95 RISE2020-05-21$128.03 PEAK2020-08-17$148.33 166d | -20.5% 78d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +15.9% 88d | Missed |
DROP2020-03-04$160.95 RISE2020-03-23$111.43 PEAK2020-04-17$146.46 44d | -30.8% 19d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +31.4% 25d | Missed |
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<body><p>STORY: After a year of smaller bars or extra wafers, one major chocolate maker is putting the cocoa back in. </p><p>The U.S. confectioner Hershey announced plans to revert next year to original recipes and move away from chocolate alternatives. </p><p>A near 70% slump in bean prices since 2024 makes the traditional treat more profitable.</p><p>This shift promises lower shelf prices for consumers and a demand recovery for cocoa farmers.</p><p>It also signals a partial reversal away from alternatives made with too little cocoa to qualify as chocolate.</p><p>Industry experts said other major brands are likely to follow suit - but neither Mondelez, Ferrero nor Nestle made immediate comment. </p><p>Cocoa prices nearly tripled to record highs in late-2024 thanks to adverse weather and disease.</p><p>Chocolate makers began shrinking bar sizes, adding more wafers, fruit and nuts and introducing chocolate alternatives.</p><p>But a pivot back to more traditional chocolate would be good news for the nearly 2 million poverty-stricken cocoa farmers in top growers Ivory Coast and Ghana.</p><p>A leading cocoa expert said the fall in cocoa prices should mean demand recovery will start in the second half of the year.</p><p>However, it will likely take a couple of years to see volumes return to levels seen before the 2024 price rally.</p></body>
STORY: After a year of smaller bars or extra wafers, one major chocolate maker is putting the cocoa back in. The U.S. confectioner Hershey announced plans to revert next year to original recipes and move away from chocolate alternatives. A near 70% slump in bean prices since 2024 makes the traditional treat more profitable.This shift promises lower shelf prices for consumers and a demand recovery for cocoa farmers.It also signals a partial reversal away from alternatives made with too little cocoa to qualify as chocolate.Industry experts said other major brands are likely to follow suit - but neither Mondelez, Ferrero nor Nestle made immediate comment. Cocoa prices nearly tripled to record highs in late-2024 thanks to adverse weather and disease.Chocolate makers began shrinking bar sizes, adding more wafers, fruit and nuts and introducing chocolate alternatives.But a pivot back to more traditional chocolate would be good news for the nearly 2 million poverty-stricken cocoa farmers in top growers Ivory Coast and Ghana.A leading cocoa expert said the fall in cocoa prices should mean demand recovery will start in the second half of the year.However, it will likely take a couple of years to see volumes return to levels seen before the 2024 price rally.
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| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSY | +6.41% | -17.68% | +6.62% | +20.75% |
| XLP | -1.50% | -6.54% | +6.73% | +0.10% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | +7.91% | -11.14% | -0.11% | +20.65% |
| Filed | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 3,000 | $199.25 | −$597.7K |
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 3,700 | $198.75 | −$735.4K |
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 2,558 | $197.76 | −$505.9K |
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 262 | $196.59 | −$51.5K |
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 334 | $195.40 | −$65.3K |
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 146 | $194.79 | −$28.4K |
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 100 | $196.00 | −$19.6K |
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 400 | $194.61 | −$77.8K |
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 700 | $193.06 | −$135.1K |
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 2,484 | $192.48 | −$478.1K |
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 4,542 | $191.18 | −$868.3K |
| 2026-05-27 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 1,774 | $190.73 | −$338.4K |
| 2026-05-26 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 5,688 | $194.60 | −$1.11M |
| 2026-05-26 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 1,827 | $193.41 | −$353.4K |
| 2026-05-26 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 1,761 | $192.51 | −$339.0K |
| 2026-05-26 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 634 | $191.72 | −$121.5K |
| 2026-05-26 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 90 | $190.56 | −$17.2K |
| 2026-05-26 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 2,297 | $192.29 | −$441.7K |
| 2026-05-26 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 3,717 | $191.53 | −$711.9K |
| 2026-05-26 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 3,324 | $190.50 | −$633.2K |
| 2026-05-26 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 123 | $189.61 | −$23.3K |
| 2026-05-26 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 284 | $188.32 | −$53.5K |
| 2026-05-26 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 255 | $187.70 | −$47.9K |
| 2026-05-20 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 90 | $192.12 | −$17.3K |
| 2026-05-20 | HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL | 10% Owner | S Open-market sale | 3,556 | $191.27 | −$680.1K |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30upcoming | 1.43 | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | 2.05 | 2.35 | +14.70% |
| 2026-02-05 | 1.40 | 1.71 | +21.77% |
| 2025-10-30 | 1.06 | 1.30 | +22.22% |
| 2025-07-30 | 1.00 | 1.21 | +20.42% |
| 2025-05-01 | 1.93 | 2.09 | +8.03% |
| 2025-02-06 | 2.38 | 2.69 | +13.26% |
| 2024-11-07 | 2.55 | 2.34 | -8.29% |
| 2024-08-01 | 1.45 | 1.27 | -12.59% |
| 2024-05-03 | 2.76 | 3.07 | +11.17% |
| 2024-02-08 | 1.96 | 2.02 | +3.28% |
| 2023-10-26 | 2.45 | 2.60 | +5.96% |
| 2023-07-27 | 1.91 | 2.01 | +4.97% |
| 2023-04-27 | 2.67 | 2.96 | +11.07% |
| 2023-02-02 | 1.77 | 2.02 | +13.95% |
| 2022-11-04 | 2.10 | 2.17 | +3.20% |