The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About The Hershey Company
- Industry
- Food Confectioners
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- CEO
- Kirk C. Tanner
- Headquarters
- 19 East Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA, US
- Industry
- Food Confectioners
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- CEO
- Kirk C. Tanner
- Headquarters
- 19 East Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA, US
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. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International.
It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, meat snacks, bars and snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and protein bars.
The company 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, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Paqui, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands.
It 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. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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Stock Data
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for The Hershey Company. Starting points for The Hershey Company: P/E 23.4, EPS $7.50, beta 0.10 — an Food Confectioners name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for The Hershey Company. The Hershey Company paid $5.73 per share over the last year — a 3.3% yield at the current $173.32 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for The Hershey Company. Trailing twelve-month EPS for The Hershey Company stands at $7.50. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for The Hershey Company. The Hershey Company has reported as a listed company since 1980. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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The Hershey Company valued side by side against its closest peers. The Hershey Company is measured against Food Confectioners peers within the Consumer Defensive sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Which institutions hold The Hershey Company, and how their positions are changing. At a $35.15B market value, institutional positions materially move The Hershey Company's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by The Hershey Company executives and directors. Shares of The Hershey Company have traded between $140.13 and $208.03 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming The Hershey Company. The Hershey Company is a $35.15B Consumer Defensive company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming The Hershey Company. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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