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HERSHEY CO/THE (HSY) Stock Analyst Ratings

NYSE:HSY - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US4278661081 - Common Stock

152.87  -1.15 (-0.75%)

After market: 152.87 0 (0%)

Buy % Consensus

55

ChartMill assigns a Buy % Consensus number of 55% to HSY. The Buy consensus is the weighted average rating of the current analysts ratings.

Analysts have set a mean price target forecast of 187.14. This target is 22.42% above the current price.
HSY was analyzed by 33 analysts. The buy percentage consensus is at 55. So analysts seem to be rather neutral about HSY.
In the previous month the buy percentage consensus was at a similar level.
HSY was analyzed by 33 analysts, which is quite many. So the average rating should be quite meaningful.
HSY Historical Analyst RatingsHSY Historical Analyst Buy, Sell and Hold Ratings and number of analysts.Historical Monthly Analyst Rating -97 -88 -79 -70 -61 -52 -43 -34 -25 -16 -7 10 20 30

Price Target & Forecast

Price Low Median Mean High 152.87154.53187.17187.14233.10 - 1.09% 22.44% 22.42% 52.48%
HSY Current Analyst RatingHSY Current Analyst Buy, Sell and Hold Ratings.Current Analyst Rating Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell 5 10 15
Up and Down Grades
Date Firm Action Rating
2025-01-17 Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight
2025-01-17 Wells Fargo Maintains Underweight -> Underweight
2025-01-16 UBS Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2025-01-16 JP Morgan Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2025-01-16 Piper Sandler Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2025-01-08 TD Cowen Maintains Hold -> Hold
2025-01-08 Citigroup Maintains Sell -> Sell
2025-01-07 Wells Fargo Maintains Underweight -> Underweight
2024-12-12 Wells Fargo Downgrade Equal-Weight -> Underweight
2024-12-12 B of A Securities Reiterate Neutral
2024-12-10 Mizuho Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2024-12-10 RBC Capital Reiterate Sector Perform -> Sector Perform
2024-12-09 Mizuho Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2024-11-11 Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight
2024-11-08 RBC Capital Maintains Sector Perform -> Sector Perform
2024-11-08 Piper Sandler Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2024-10-31 Jefferies Maintains Underperform -> Underperform
2024-10-25 Stifel Maintains Hold -> Hold
2024-10-23 Piper Sandler Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2024-10-22 Redburn Atlantic Initiate Sell
2024-10-15 B of A Securities Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2024-10-14 JP Morgan Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2024-10-07 Bernstein Downgrade Outperform -> Market Perform
2024-10-07 UBS Downgrade Buy -> Neutral
2024-09-26 Jefferies Downgrade Hold -> Underperform
2024-09-24 Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight
2024-08-27 Citigroup Downgrade Neutral -> Sell
2024-08-14 Argus Research Downgrade Buy -> Hold
2024-08-12 Goldman Sachs Initiate Sell
2024-08-02 Deutsche Bank Maintains Hold -> Hold