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The Hershey CompanyHSY

Consumer Defensive

Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates HSY as Neutral. The Hershey Company has a market cap of $35.17B, a P/E of 23.91, a 9.1% net margin, and 10.6% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Aug 1, 2026

The case on HSY

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case

Positive MACD histogram expansion indicating strengthening momentum
Price near upper end of Bollinger Bands suggesting potential upside pressure
Strong ROE of 23.23% indicating efficient use of equity
Operating margin of 21.34% showing pricing power and cost control
Earnings growth of 93.6% YoY reflecting strong profitability improvement
Free cash flow of $1.53B supports dividend and capital allocation

Bear case

Debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20x above ideal threshold of 0.5, indicating moderate leverage risk
Quick ratio of 0.61x below 1.0, suggesting limited short-term liquidity
Payout ratio of 103.58% exceeds earnings, raising sustainability concerns
SMA50 (179.67) above current price, indicating medium-term downtrend
Low Reddit mentions (0), signaling weak retail investor interest

Key facts

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Market cap

$35.17B

P/E ratio

23.91

Gross margin

35.0%

Net margin

9.1%

Rev growth YoY

10.6%

Price (Aug 1, 2026)

$175.05

Peers

Clustered with HSY by analysis-profile similarity.

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How ASignal analyzes HSY

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