The Hershey Company (HSY)
NYSE: HSY · Real-Time Price · USD
224.99
-1.59 (-0.70%)
At close: Mar 6, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
221.85
-3.15 (-1.40%)
After-hours: Mar 6, 2026, 7:40 PM EST

Hershey Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 15 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Hershey stock have an average target of 212.67, with a low estimate of 185 and a high estimate of 243. The average target predicts a decrease of -5.48% from the current stock price of 224.99.

Analyst Consensus: Hold
Target Low Average Median High
Price $185 $212.67 $211 $243
Change -17.77% -5.48% -6.22% +8.00%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Hershey stock from 15 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26
Strong Buy 111111
Buy 001222
Hold 141414141212
Sell 222100
Strong Sell 000000
Total 171718181515

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Mizuho
Mizuho
Hold
Maintains
$165$195
Hold Maintains $165$195 -13.33% Feb 24, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$210$240
Hold Maintains $210$240 +6.67% Feb 9, 2026
DA Davidson
DA Davidson
Hold
Maintains
$207$243
Hold Maintains $207$243 +8.00% Feb 6, 2026
Stifel
Stifel
Hold
Maintains
$195$230
Hold Maintains $195$230 +2.23% Feb 6, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$182$220
Hold Maintains $182$220 -2.22% Feb 6, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
12.36B
from 11.69B
Increased by 5.73%
Revenue Next Year
12.65B
from 12.36B
Increased by 2.35%
EPS This Year
8.51
from 4.34
Increased by 96.18%
EPS Next Year
9.93
from 8.51
Increased by 16.67%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
8.97B10.42B11.16B11.20B11.69B12.36B12.65B
Revenue Growth
10.08%16.14%7.16%0.33%4.38%5.73%2.35%
EPS
7.117.969.0610.924.348.519.93
EPS Growth
16.37%11.96%13.82%20.53%-60.26%96.18%16.67%
Forward PE
-----26.4322.65
No. Analysts -----2626
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20262027202820292030
High 12.9B 13.4B
Avg 12.4B 12.7B
Low 11.9B 12.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20262027202820292030
High
10.5%
8.7%
Avg
5.7%
2.4%
Low
2.2%
-2.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20262027202820292030
High 9.84 11.17
Avg 8.51 9.93
Low 8.04 8.82

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20262027202820292030
High
126.8%
31.2%
Avg
96.2%
16.7%
Low
85.2%
3.6%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.