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Hershey Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:HSY | Benzinga
Hershey Corp has a consensus price target of $567.61 based on the ratings of 38 analysts. The high is $1350 issued by HSBC on May 10, 2024<. The low is $100 issued by Deutsche Bank on August 5, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank on August 6, 2024, August 5, 2024, and August 5, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $118.33 between New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank, there's an implied 0.21% upside for Hershey Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Citigroup
Morgan Stanley
Wells Fargo
Barclays
DA Davidson
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Hershey
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer46% | $173 → $165 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/24/2025 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Megan Alexander63% | → $183 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey64% | $125 → $132 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Andrew Lazar49% | $170 → $160 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | — | DA Davidson | Brian Holland57% | $164 → $149 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Matthew Smith64% | $170 → $160 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer46% | $159 → $154 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Nik Modi53% | $178 → $178 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery68% | $153 → $120 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Matthew Smith64% | $180 → $170 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | — | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers71% | $184 → $148 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | — | Jefferies | Rob Dickerson69% | $150 → $134 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Andrew Lazar49% | $180 → $170 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey64% | $150 → $140 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | — | UBS | Peter Grom55% | $189 → $163 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery68% | $168 → $153 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Ken Goldman79% | $171 → $151 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Robert Moskow67% | $190 → $172 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer46% | $165 → $159 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey64% | $160 → $150 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey64% | $175 → $160 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | Peter Galbo51% | → $180 | Reinstates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Nik Modi53% | $183 → $183 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | — | Mizuho | John Baumgartner70% | $180 → $195 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | — | Mizuho | John Baumgartner70% | $200 → $180 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Andrew Lazar49% | $202 → $180 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Nik Modi53% | $205 → $183 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery68% | $165 → $168 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | — | Jefferies | Rob Dickerson69% | $163 → $161 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Matthew Smith64% | $195 → $180 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery68% | $179 → $165 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | — | Redburn Atlantic | Bingqing Zhu40% | → $165 | Initiates | → Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | Bryan Spillane63% | $200 → $195 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/14/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Ken Goldman79% | $188 → $180 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | — | UBS | Peter Grom55% | $226 → $209 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | — | Bernstein | Alexia Howard60% | $230 → $205 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2024 | Buy Now | — | Jefferies | Rob Dickerson69% | $184 → $163 | Downgrade | Hold → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 09/24/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Andrew Lazar49% | $204 → $202 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/27/2024 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer46% | $195 → $182 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/14/2024 | Buy Now | — | Argus Research | Taylor Conrad53% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2024 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | Leah Jordan57% | → $185 | Initiates | → Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Nik Modi53% | $209 → $205 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Ken Goldman79% | $183 → $188 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers71% | $192 → $191 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer46% | $188 → $195 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | — | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers71% | $197 → $192 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer46% | $204 → $188 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | — | Bernstein | Alexia Howard60% | $237 → $230 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2024 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | Bryan Spillane63% | $210 → $200 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery68% | $179 → $179 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey64% | $205 → $195 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/18/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Andrew Lazar49% | $210 → $204 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2024 | Buy Now | — | Argus Research | Taylor Conrad53% | $240 → $225 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey64% | $200 → $205 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey64% | $205 → $200 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2024 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery68% | $200 → $179 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer46% | $213 → $199 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/26/2024 | Buy Now | — | Exane BNP Paribas | Max Gumport54% | → $208 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/15/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Nik Modi53% | $213 → $213 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Lauren Lieberman64% | $200 → $210 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2024 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Pamela Kaufman69% | $191 → $183 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Ken Goldman79% | $185 → $193 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey64% | $190 → $210 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Nik Modi53% | $213 → $213 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2024 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer46% | → $213 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | — | Bernstein | Alexia Howard60% | → $235 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/25/2024 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Matthew Smith64% | $195 → $205 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Lauren Lieberman64% | $212 → $200 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2023 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | Bryan Spillane63% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | DA Davidson | Brian Holland57% | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/29/2023 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery68% | $240 → $200 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Nik Modi53% | $239 → $213 | Downgrade | Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2023 | Buy Now | — | Mizuho | John Baumgartner70% | $195 → $180 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Pamela Kaufman69% | $245 → $186 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Robert Moskow67% | $235 → $200 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | Bryan Spillane63% | $300 → $250 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2023 | Buy Now | — | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera40% | → $240 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2023 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Andrew Lazar49% | $265 → $218 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2023 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery68% | $285 → $240 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2023 | Buy Now | — | HSBC | Alejandro Zamacona36% | → $248 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/13/2023 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Robert Moskow67% | → $250 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/11/2023 | Buy Now | — | Argus Research | Taylor Conrad53% | $315 → $270 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey64% | $260 → $240 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | — | Exane BNP Paribas | Max Gumport54% | → $268 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2023 | Buy Now | — | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers71% | $264 → $262 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2023 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Ken Goldman79% | $252 → $249 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Nik Modi53% | $255 → $280 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Pamela Kaufman69% | $256 → $270 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | Bryan Spillane63% | $280 → $300 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | — | Jefferies | Rob Dickerson69% | $260 → $285 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | — | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers71% | $251 → $264 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey64% | $255 → $275 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Andrew Lazar49% | $245 → $265 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2023 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Matthew Smith64% | → $243 | Reinstates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Pamela Kaufman69% | $246 → $256 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/29/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey64% | $230 → $255 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2023 | Buy Now | — | Mizuho | John Baumgartner70% | $222 → $235 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/23/2023 | Buy Now | — | Evercore ISI Group | David Palmer64% | $250 → $255 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 03/23/2023 | Buy Now | — | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers71% | $237 → $251 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/23/2023 | Buy Now | — | Jefferies | Rob Dickerson69% | $251 → $260 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Hershey (HSY) stock?
The latest price target for Hershey (NYSE:HSY) was reported by Citigroup on April 15, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $165.00 expecting HSY to fall to within 12 months (a possible -1.60% downside). 55 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Hershey (HSY)?
The latest analyst rating for Hershey (NYSE:HSY) was provided by Citigroup, and Hershey maintained their neutral rating.
When was the last upgrade for Hershey (HSY)?
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.
When was the last downgrade for Hershey (HSY)?
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.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Hershey (HSY)?
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 April 15, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 15, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Hershey (HSY) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Hershey (HSY) rating was a maintained with a price target of $173.00 to $165.00. The current price Hershey (HSY) is trading at is $167.69, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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