$100 Invested In Hershey 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Hershey HSY has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 11.97% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 19.74%. Currently, Hershey has a market capitalization of $49.32 billion.

Buying $100 In HSY: If an investor had bought $100 of HSY stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $246.61 today based on a price of $241.70 for HSY at the time of writing.

Hershey's Performance Over Last 5 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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