$1000 Invested In Hershey 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Hershey HSY has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 3.31% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.88%. Currently, Hershey has a market capitalization of $45.84 billion.

Buying $1000 In HSY: If an investor had bought $1000 of HSY stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $5,442.34 today based on a price of $224.17 for HSY at the time of writing.

Hershey's Performance Over Last 15 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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