HSY
HersheyDNYSE / Food Beverage & Tobacco
Last Price
At close
2026-07-23
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
Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-07-30 · BMO.
What can break
Commodity cost volatility (cocoa, dairy)
Momentum
19
Value
50
Sentiment
65
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $208.32 · Bull $267.00 · Bear $137.00
Earnings
2026-07-30 · BMO
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-23
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-23 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-23 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-02-08 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-23
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-23
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $206.95
Why
Momentum19 · Δ7d +0.8
Value50 · Δ7d +0.6
Sentiment65 · Δ7d -2.7
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 trendImproving
Δ7d
+0.8
Δ21d
-8.4
Value
50
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.6
Δ21d
+0.9
Sentiment
65
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-2.7
Δ21d
+1.5
Why this grade
Composite grade D. Momentum 18.7 / Value 50.1 / Sentiment 64.7
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-23
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-23
Market Cap
$34.92B
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 2026-07-23 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology