Hershey Company had a pretty Dodgy run when it comes to the market performance. Over the past year, the company’s stock reached a high of $211.92 on 05/14/24, while the lowest price during the same period was $176.62 on 11/07/24.
52-week price history of HSY Stock
A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can reveal a great deal about its present condition and potential future performance. Hershey Company’s current trading price is -18.44% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is -2.13%. The stock’s price range during this period has fluctuated between $176.62 and $211.92. Shares of the company, which operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, recorded a trading volume of around 3.33 million for the day, which was evidently higher than the average daily volume of 1.23 million over the last three months.
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Financial Performance and Market Capitalization
Hershey Company (HSY) has experienced a quarterly decline of -14.22% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 34.97B and boasts a workforce of 20505 employees.
Moving average and trading volume data
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 190.60, with a change in price of -10.20. Similarly, Hershey Company recorded 1,457,809 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -5.57%.
HSY Debt-to-equity ratio analysis
The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is a valuable metric that offers insight into a company’s financial health and standing in the market. This ratio is calculated by dividing a company’s current total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity. The D/E ratio illustrates the extent of debt a company is utilizing to support its assets in relation to the value of its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for HSY stands at 1.44. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.95.
HSY Stock Stochastic Average
Hershey Company’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days is currently at 3.46%. This represents a fall from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 6.97%. Additionally, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 11.69% and 16.10%, respectively.
HSY Stock Price Performance Analysis
The stock price’s performance over the year has been unpredictable, resulting in a mix of pessimistic and optimistic outlooks among investors. Year to date metric has recorded a loss of -7.29%.However, over the last six months, we can see a stronger performance of -13.61%. Over the last 30 days, the price of HSY has leaped by -7.55%. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -2.66%.
