The Hershey Company (HSY) is a Food Confectioners company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $197.68. It has a SharesGrow Score of 53/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of HSY = $361.33 (+82.8% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is HSY = $229 (+16% upside).
Valuation: HSY trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 48.1 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.66.
Financials: revenue is $11.7B, +4%/yr average growth. Net income is $883M, growing at -9.2%/yr. Net profit margin is 7.6% (thin). Gross margin is 33.3% (-9.9 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $5.4B against $4.6B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.17, moderate). Current ratio is 1.19 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 39.3%. Total assets: $13.7B.
Analyst outlook: 6 / 35 analysts rate HSY as buy (17%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 43/100 (Partial), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 50/100 (Partial), Moat 55/100 (Partial), Future 46/100 (Partial), Income 45/100 (Partial).
