Hershey Market Sentiment

The Hershey Co

HSYNYSE

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$163.89

1.150.71%

Últ. Act.: Oct 12, 4:00 PM

$162.50

-0.24-0.15%

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Hershey Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Hershey (HSY): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Neutral

Short Interest▲ 7.2% short float

Options Flow▼ 1.82 P/C ratio

Insider Activity▼ Net Seller (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Neutral

21 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

1.82

More puts — Bearish

758 calls · 1,382 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$196

+19.7%

Highest Price Target

$247

+50.8%

Morgan Stanley

Lowest Price Target

$134

-18.2%

Jefferies

Short Interest

7.2%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

Net Seller

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 5, 2026	Wells Fargo	Chris Carey—	+3.8%	$190 → $170	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Aug 21, 2026	RBC Capital	Nik Modi—	+25.7%	$212 → $206	Maintained	Sector Perform
Aug 3, 2026	Barclays	Andrew Lazar—	+22.1%	$208 → $200	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 31, 2026	UBS	Peter Grom—	+20.8%	$190 → $198	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 31, 2026	JP Morgan	Thomas Palmer—	+17.8%	$191 → $193	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 31, 2026	Wells Fargo	Chris Carey—	+16.0%	$200 → $190	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 23, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	David Palmer—	+37.3%	$255 → $225	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 22, 2026	Stifel	Matthew Smith—	+9.9%	$215 → $180	Maintained	Hold
Jul 21, 2026	Barclays	Andrew Lazar—	+27.0%	$220 → $208	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 16, 2026	UBS	Peter Grom—	+16.0%	$200 → $190	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 13, 2026	JP Morgan	Thomas Palmer—	+16.6%	$204 → $191	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 9, 2026	Piper Sandler	Michael Lavery—	+22.1%	$249 → $200	Maintained	Overweight
Jun 25, 2026	B of A Securities	Peter Galbo—	+22.1%	$220 → $200	Maintained	Neutral
May 27, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	David Palmer—	+55.6%	$255 → $255	Upgrade	In-Line→Outperform
May 20, 2026	Mizuho	John Baumgartner—	+12.9%	$195 → $185	Maintained	Neutral
May 4, 2026	DA Davidson	Brian Holland—	+27.0%	$230 → $208	Maintained	Neutral
May 4, 2026	Barclays	Andrew Lazar—	+34.3%	$225 → $220	Maintained	Equal-Weight
May 1, 2026	UBS	Peter Grom—	+22.1%	$215 → $200	Maintained	Neutral
May 1, 2026	TD Cowen	Robert Moskow—	+28.2%	$210	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
May 1, 2026	JP Morgan	Thomas Palmer—	+24.5%	$211 → $204	Maintained	Neutral
May 1, 2026	Wells Fargo	Chris Carey—	+22.1%	$220 → $200	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 23, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Megan Clapp—	+38.5%	$247 → $227	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 21, 2026	Stifel	Matthew Smith—	+31.2%	$230 → $215	Maintained	Hold
Apr 20, 2026	JP Morgan	Thomas Palmer—	+28.8%	$230 → $211	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 14, 2026	Barclays	Andrew Lazar—	+37.3%	$240 → $225	Maintained	Equal-Weight