The market performance of Hershey Company’s stock has been turbulent in recent times. Over the last year, the company’s stock reached its highest point at $211.92 on 05/14/24, while the lowest value for the same duration was $171.67 on 11/07/24.
52-week price history of HSY Stock
Studying a stock’s 52-week price history, which includes both low and high prices, can help gauge its current status and potential future performance. Hershey Company’s current trading price is -15.56% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 4.23%. The stock’s price range during the 52-week period has remained between $171.67 and $211.92. In the Consumer Defensive sector, the company’s shares saw a trading volume of around 2.25 million for the day, which was evidently higher than the average daily volume of 1.33 million over the past three months.
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Market Capitalization and Financial Performance: An In-Depth Look
Hershey Company (HSY) has experienced a quarterly decline of -7.52% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 36.21B and boasts a workforce of 20505 employees.
Making Sense of Trading Volume and Moving Average Data
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 190.39, with a change in price of -6.98. Similarly, Hershey Company recorded 1,479,939 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -3.75%.
Examining HSY’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: What You Need to Know
The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is a crucial measure that sheds light on a company’s financial health and market standing. It is determined by dividing a company’s overall liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, showing the extent of a company’s debt usage in financing its assets compared to the shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for HSY stands at 1.34. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.83.
HSY Stock Stochastic Average
As of today, Hershey Company’s raw stochastic average for the last 50 days stands at 21.32%. This is a decline compared to the raw stochastic average of the previous 20 days, which was noted at 47.70%. Furthermore, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 65.35% and 57.05%, respectively.
HSY Stock Price Performance Analysis
Investors’ outlook regarding the stock price performance over the year has been split, with some feeling optimistic and others feeling pessimistic, as it’s been a mixed bag. Until today this year the stock’s price performance recorded a decrease of -4.02%. However, over the last six months, the performance has been stronger by -14.04%. The price of HSY decreased -3.18% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has surged by 3.52%.
