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The Hershey Co has a consensus price target of $191.76 based on the ratings of 27 analysts. The high is $269 issued by UBS on December 8, 2022. The low is $134 issued by Jefferies on January 21, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Jefferies, Barclays, and Wells Fargo on January 21, 2025, January 17, 2025, and January 17, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $148 between Jefferies, Barclays, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied -3.58% 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 Jefferies on January 21, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $134.00 expecting HSY to fall to within 12 months (a possible -12.70% downside). 56 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Hershey (NYSE:HSY) was provided by Jefferies, and Hershey maintained their underperform rating.
The last upgrade for The Hershey Co happened on January 29, 2024 when Bernstein raised their price target to $235. Bernstein previously had a market perform for The Hershey Co.
The last downgrade for The Hershey Co happened on December 12, 2024 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $175 to $160 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 January 21, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around January 21, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Hershey (HSY) rating was a maintained with a price target of $150.00 to $134.00. The current price Hershey (HSY) is trading at is $153.50, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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