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Hershey (HSY)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$195.13 USD

195.13
1,678,776

+6.11 (3.23%)

Updated Oct 3, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $195.17 +0.04 (0.02%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.81%
2Buy17.98%
3Hold9.90%
4Sell5.43%
5Strong Sell2.74%
S&P50011.32%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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C Value D Growth B Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 12% (215 out of 245)

Industry: Food - Confectionery

Zacks News

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Hershey's Cost-Saving Plan Solid, High Costs Hurt Margins

Hershey's (HSY) productivity improvements and cost-saving initiatives are likely to drive growth.

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    Kraft Heinz (KHC) Q1 Earnings Top, Revenues Miss Estimates (revised)

    Higher input costs, lower sales in the United States along with higher investments to boost capabilities affect Kraft Heinz's (KHC) Q1 results, partly offset by higher pricing and lower tax.

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      Kellogg (K) Q1 Earnings & Sales Beat Estimates, View Up

      Kellogg (K) reports better-than-expected Q1 results on the back of higher sales, solid contribution from acquisitions and benefits from cost saving plans.

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        Kraft Heinz (KHC) Q1 Earnings Top, Revenues Miss Estimates

        Higher input costs, lower sales in the United States along with higher investments to boost capabilities affect Kraft Heinz's (KHC) Q1 results, partly offset by higher pricing and lower tax.

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          Hershey's (HSY) Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates, Margins Down

          Hershey's (HSY) first-quarter 2018 results benefit from growth in core chocolate brands and the acquisition of Amplify amid cost pressures.

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            Hershey (HSY) Q1 Earnings In Line, Revenues Beat Estimates

            Hershey's (HSY) Q1 adjusted earnings came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate, while revenues beat the same.

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              Will Hershey's (HSY) Cost-Saving Plans Drive Q1 Earnings?

              Hershey's (HSY) productivity and cost-saving initiatives likely to drive Q1 results and offset higher costs.

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                Will Cost-Saving Plans Boost PepsiCo's (PEP) Q1 Earnings?

                PepsiCo's (PEP) Q1 results are likely to benefit from higher cost-saving plans. However, tepid revenue growth, higher inflation, and increase in advertising and marketing expenses might pose risks.

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                  Can Improved Sales Aid Procter & Gamble (PG) in Q3 Earnings?

                  Procter & Gamble's (PG) Q3 numbers are likely to benefit from higher share repurchases, innovations and cost-saving initiatives. However, lower pricing and higher input costs might pose risks.

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                    General Mills to Gain From Innovations, Rising Costs Hurt

                    General Mills' focus on new product lineup, keeping the organic food preference in mind, bodes well. However, higher input, freight and manufacturing costs are going to weigh on its margins.

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                      Will Product Innovation Drive Hershey's (HSY) Sales in 2018?

                      Product innovation, productivity improvements and cost-saving initiatives are likely to drive Hershey (HSY) in 2018.

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                        B&G Foods' (BGS) Shares Lose on Q4 Earnings, Revenue Miss

                        B&G Foods' (BGS) fourth-quarter revenues gain from an increase in unit volume while a strong EBITDA margin aids earnings.

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                          General Mills Forays Into Pet Food With Blue Buffalo Buyout

                          The U.S. pet food market is a $30 billion industry, growing in the 3-4% range each year. Hence, the General Mills' (GIS) $8 billion Blue Buffalo buyout is likely to boost its top line.

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                            Kraft Heinz (KHC) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates

                            Kraft Heinz's (KHC) revenues increased a meager 0.3% year over year owing to soft consumer demand in North America and Canada.

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                              7 Sweet Spots in Stock Market for Valentine's Day

                              Given an uptick in seasonal sales, companies selling Valentine's Day products will see a boost in sales and the resultant surge in their stock price.

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                                Kellogg (K) Q4 Earnings In Line, Revenues Beat Estimates

                                Cost-saving initiatives and higher contribution from the acquisitions help Kellogg (K) offset the industry-wide soft consumption trends for packaged food items.

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                                  Hershey (HSY) Misses on Q4 Earnings, 2018 Guidance Upbeat

                                  Hershey's (HSY) earnings and revenues missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in fourth-quarter 2017 and also declined from the year-ago level.

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                                    Hershey (HSY) Misses Q4 Earnings & Revenue Estimates

                                    Hershey (HSY) reports EPS of $1.03 per share in Q4, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.06 per share.

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                                      Mondelez (MDLZ) Q1 Earnings Top, Grows Internationally

                                      Mondelez's (MDLZ) Q4 earnings surpass the Zacks Consensus Estimate, courtesy of a solid demand from key brands.

                                        Zacks Equity Research

                                        Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for Hershey (HSY)

                                        Hershey (HSY) is seeing encouraging earnings estimate revision activity as of late and carries a favorable rank, positioning the company for a likely beat this season.

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                                          Food Stocks' Earnings Lined Up for Feb 1: HSY, INGR, POST

                                          Though food companies are facing hurdles in the form of a shift in preference, introduction of nutritious products as well as cost-saving and restructuring initiatives prove beneficial for the industry at large.

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                                            Will Weak Sales Hurt Hershey (HSY) This Earnings Season?

                                            Weak sales and increased expenses are expected to offset the benefits from productivity improvements and cost savings initiatives for Hershey (HSY) in Q4.

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                                              Procter & Gamble (PG) Q2 Earnings Top, Guidance Revised

                                              The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) report second-quarter fiscal 2018 financial results, wherein both earnings and revenues surpass expectations.

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                                                  Is Hershey Mulling Over Nestle's U.S. Candy Business Buyout?

                                                  Hershey (HSY) is likely to acquire Nestle's U.S. confectionery business, which includes brands such as Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, Sno-Caps and Laffy Taffy, per media reports.