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The Hershey Co has a consensus price target of $182.32 based on the ratings of 26 analysts. The high is $260 issued by Credit Suisse on February 3, 2023. The low is $120 issued by Piper Sandler on January 31, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barclays, DA Davidson, and Stifel on February 10, 2025, February 10, 2025, and February 7, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $156.33 between Barclays, DA Davidson, and Stifel, there's an implied -9.56% downside for The Hershey Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Hershey (NYSE:HSY) was reported by Barclays on February 10, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $160.00 expecting HSY to fall to within 12 months (a possible -7.44% downside). 56 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Hershey (NYSE:HSY) was provided by Barclays, and Hershey maintained their equal-weight rating.
The last upgrade for The Hershey Co happened on February 7, 2025 when Citigroup raised their price target to $154. Citigroup previously had a sell for The Hershey Co.
The last downgrade for The Hershey Co happened on January 31, 2025 when Piper Sandler changed their price target from $153 to $120 for The Hershey Co.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Hershey, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Hershey was filed on February 10, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around February 10, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Hershey (HSY) rating was a maintained with a price target of $170.00 to $160.00. The current price Hershey (HSY) is trading at is $172.86, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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