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Hershey Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:HSY | Benzinga
The Hershey Co has a consensus price target of $176.92 based on the ratings of 25 analysts. The high is $248 issued by HSBC on September 22, 2023. The low is $120 issued by Piper Sandler on January 31, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barclays, DA Davidson, and UBS on May 5, 2025, May 5, 2025, and May 2, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $166 between Barclays, DA Davidson, and UBS, there's an implied 6.01% upside for The Hershey Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
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Analyst Ratings for Hershey
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | 5.37% | Barclays | Andrew Lazar47% | $160 → $165 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | 4.09% | DA Davidson | Brian Holland55% | $162 → $163 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | 8.56% | UBS | Peter Grom53% | $175 → $170 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | 11.76% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi52% | $178 → $175 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | 11.76% | UBS | Peter Grom53% | $159 → $175 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | 13.03% | Morgan Stanley | Megan Alexander70% | $183 → $177 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | 5.37% | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer44% | $173 → $165 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/24/2025 | Buy Now | 16.87% | Morgan Stanley | Megan Alexander70% | → $183 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2025 | Buy Now | -15.7% | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey63% | $125 → $132 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | 2.18% | Barclays | Andrew Lazar47% | $170 → $160 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | -4.85% | DA Davidson | Brian Holland55% | $164 → $149 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | 2.18% | Stifel | Matthew Smith60% | $170 → $160 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | -1.65% | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer44% | $159 → $154 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 13.67% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi52% | $178 → $178 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | -23.37% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $153 → $120 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | 8.56% | Stifel | Matthew Smith60% | $180 → $170 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | -5.49% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers67% | $184 → $148 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | -14.43% | Jefferies | Rob Dickerson68% | $150 → $134 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | 8.56% | Barclays | Andrew Lazar47% | $180 → $170 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2025 | Buy Now | -10.59% | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey63% | $150 → $140 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | 4.09% | UBS | Peter Grom53% | $189 → $163 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | -2.29% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $168 → $153 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | -3.57% | JP Morgan | Ken Goldman77% | $171 → $151 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 9.84% | TD Cowen | Robert Moskow67% | $190 → $172 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 1.54% | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer44% | $165 → $159 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | -4.21% | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey63% | $160 → $150 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | 2.18% | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey63% | $175 → $160 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2024 | Buy Now | 14.95% | B of A Securities | Peter Galbo51% | → $180 | Reinstates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | 16.87% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi52% | $183 → $183 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | 24.53% | Mizuho | John Baumgartner66% | $180 → $195 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 14.95% | Mizuho | John Baumgartner66% | $200 → $180 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2024 | Buy Now | 14.95% | Barclays | Andrew Lazar47% | $202 → $180 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2024 | Buy Now | 16.87% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi52% | $205 → $183 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2024 | Buy Now | 7.29% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $165 → $168 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 2.82% | Jefferies | Rob Dickerson68% | $163 → $161 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 14.95% | Stifel | Matthew Smith60% | $195 → $180 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 5.37% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $179 → $165 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | 5.37% | Redburn Atlantic | Bingqing Zhu40% | → $165 | Initiates | → Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | 24.53% | B of A Securities | Bryan Spillane61% | $200 → $195 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/14/2024 | Buy Now | 14.95% | JP Morgan | Ken Goldman77% | $188 → $180 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | 33.47% | UBS | Peter Grom53% | $226 → $209 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | 30.92% | Bernstein | Alexia Howard57% | $230 → $205 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2024 | Buy Now | 4.09% | Jefferies | Rob Dickerson68% | $184 → $163 | Downgrade | Hold → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 09/24/2024 | Buy Now | 29% | Barclays | Andrew Lazar47% | $204 → $202 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/27/2024 | Buy Now | 16.23% | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer44% | $195 → $182 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/14/2024 | Buy Now | — | Argus Research | Taylor Conrad50% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2024 | Buy Now | 18.14% | Goldman Sachs | Leah Jordan64% | → $185 | Initiates | → Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 30.92% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi52% | $209 → $205 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 20.06% | JP Morgan | Ken Goldman77% | $183 → $188 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 21.97% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers67% | $192 → $191 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 24.53% | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer44% | $188 → $195 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | 22.61% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers67% | $197 → $192 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | 20.06% | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer44% | $204 → $188 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | 46.88% | Bernstein | Alexia Howard57% | $237 → $230 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2024 | Buy Now | 27.72% | B of A Securities | Bryan Spillane61% | $210 → $200 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 14.31% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $179 → $179 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 24.53% | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey63% | $205 → $195 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/18/2024 | Buy Now | 30.28% | Barclays | Andrew Lazar47% | $210 → $204 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2024 | Buy Now | 43.69% | Argus Research | Taylor Conrad50% | $240 → $225 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2024 | Buy Now | 30.92% | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey63% | $200 → $205 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2024 | Buy Now | 27.72% | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey63% | $205 → $200 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2024 | Buy Now | 14.31% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $200 → $179 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 27.08% | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer44% | $213 → $199 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/26/2024 | Buy Now | 32.83% | Exane BNP Paribas | Max Gumport53% | → $208 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/15/2024 | Buy Now | 36.02% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi52% | $213 → $213 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2024 | Buy Now | 34.11% | Barclays | Lauren Lieberman63% | $200 → $210 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2024 | Buy Now | 16.87% | Morgan Stanley | Pamela Kaufman68% | $191 → $183 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | 23.25% | JP Morgan | Ken Goldman77% | $185 → $193 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | 34.11% | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey63% | $190 → $210 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2024 | Buy Now | 36.02% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi52% | $213 → $213 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2024 | Buy Now | 36.02% | Citigroup | Thomas Palmer44% | → $213 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | 50.07% | Bernstein | Alexia Howard57% | → $235 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/25/2024 | Buy Now | 30.92% | Stifel | Matthew Smith60% | $195 → $205 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2024 | Buy Now | 27.72% | Barclays | Lauren Lieberman63% | $212 → $200 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2023 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | Bryan Spillane61% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | DA Davidson | Brian Holland55% | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/29/2023 | Buy Now | 27.72% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $240 → $200 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2023 | Buy Now | 36.02% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi52% | $239 → $213 | Downgrade | Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2023 | Buy Now | 14.95% | Mizuho | John Baumgartner66% | $195 → $180 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | 18.78% | Morgan Stanley | Pamela Kaufman68% | $245 → $186 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2023 | Buy Now | 27.72% | TD Cowen | Robert Moskow67% | $235 → $200 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | 59.65% | B of A Securities | Bryan Spillane61% | $300 → $250 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2023 | Buy Now | 53.27% | Stephens & Co. | Jim Salera51% | → $240 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2023 | Buy Now | 39.22% | Barclays | Andrew Lazar47% | $265 → $218 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2023 | Buy Now | 53.27% | Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery66% | $285 → $240 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2023 | Buy Now | 58.38% | HSBC | Alejandro Zamacona39% | → $248 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/13/2023 | Buy Now | 59.65% | TD Cowen | Robert Moskow67% | → $250 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/11/2023 | Buy Now | 72.42% | Argus Research | Taylor Conrad50% | $315 → $270 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 53.27% | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey63% | $260 → $240 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2023 | Buy Now | 71.15% | Exane BNP Paribas | Max Gumport53% | → $268 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2023 | Buy Now | 67.32% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers67% | $264 → $262 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2023 | Buy Now | 59.01% | JP Morgan | Ken Goldman77% | $252 → $249 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2023 | Buy Now | 78.81% | RBC Capital | Nik Modi52% | $255 → $280 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2023 | Buy Now | 72.42% | Morgan Stanley | Pamela Kaufman68% | $256 → $270 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 91.58% | B of A Securities | Bryan Spillane61% | $280 → $300 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 82% | Jefferies | Rob Dickerson68% | $260 → $285 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 68.59% | Deutsche Bank | Steve Powers67% | $251 → $264 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 75.62% | Wells Fargo | Chris Carey63% | $255 → $275 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 69.23% | Barclays | Andrew Lazar47% | $245 → $265 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2023 | Buy Now | 55.18% | Stifel | Matthew Smith60% | → $243 | Reinstates | → Hold | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Hershey (HSY) stock?
The latest price target for Hershey (NYSE:HSY) was reported by Barclays on May 5, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $165.00 expecting HSY to rise to within 12 months (a possible 5.37% upside). 59 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 Barclays, and Hershey maintained their equal-weight 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 May 5, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 5, 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 $160.00 to $165.00. The current price Hershey (HSY) is trading at is $156.59, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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