$100 Invested In This Stock 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth $700 Today

Hershey HSY has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.82% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.65%. Currently, Hershey has a market capitalization of $48.74 billion.

Buying $100 In HSY: If an investor had bought $100 of HSY stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $684.60 today based on a price of $238.44 for HSY at the time of writing.

Hershey's Performance Over Last 15 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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