HSY
HersheyCNYSE / Food Beverage & Tobacco
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
Current thesis
Premium SKU adoption and successful international scaling drive sustained revenue/margin acceleration, justifying a move toward the analyst high.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +8.1.
What can break
Commodity cost volatility (cocoa, dairy)
Momentum
46
Value
48
Sentiment
61
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $208.32 · Bull $267.00 · Bear $137.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-01 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-02-08 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesisAs of 2026-06-02
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $232.00
Why
Momentum46 · Δ7d +5.7
Value48 · Δ7d +0.3
Sentiment61 · Δ7d +8.1
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
46
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
+5.7
Δ21d
+34.8
Value
48
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.3
Δ21d
+0.3
Sentiment
61
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+8.1
Δ21d
+10.0
Why this grade
Composite grade C. Momentum 46.4 / Value 48.0 / Sentiment 60.8
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-06-01
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-01
Market Cap
$37.81B
Beta
0.17
Shares Out
202.79M
P/E (TTM)
30.7
P/S (TTM)
3.18
P/FCF (TTM)
53.42
Rev YoY
+6.5%
EPS YoY
-21.6%
Gross Margin
+37.7%
Op Margin
+15.4%
Net Debt
$4.37B
Current Ratio
1.36
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology