HSY
HersheyDNYSE / Food Beverage & Tobacco
Last Price
At close
2026-07-22
Current thesis
Premium SKU adoption and successful international scaling drive sustained revenue/margin acceleration, justifying a move toward the analyst high.
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -0.3.
What can break
Commodity cost volatility (cocoa, dairy)
Momentum
19
Value
50
Sentiment
66
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $208.32 · Bull $267.00 · Bear $137.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-22
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-22 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-22 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-02-08 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-22
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-22
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $208.53
Why
Momentum19 · Δ7d -4.3
Value50 · Δ7d +0.0
Sentiment66 · Δ7d -0.3
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
19
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-4.3
Δ21d
-4.4
Value
50
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.0
Δ21d
+0.5
Sentiment
66
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.3
Δ21d
+1.8
Why this grade
Composite grade D. Momentum 18.8 / Value 50.0 / Sentiment 66.0
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-22
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-22
Market Cap
$34.96B
Beta
0.17
Shares Out
202.84M
P/E (TTM)
30.7
P/S (TTM)
3.18
P/FCF (TTM)
53.42
Rev YoY
+10.6%
EPS YoY
+93.3%
Gross Margin
+35.6%
Op Margin
+15.4%
Net Debt
$4.81B
Current Ratio
1.24
As of 2026-07-22 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology