The 52-week high and low prices can offer valuable insights into a stock’s current standing and prospects for future performance. Hershey Company’s current trading price is -19.34% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 21.99%. The stock’s price range for this period has been between $140.13 and $211.92 The company’s shares, which are part of the Consumer Defensive sector, had a trading volume of approximately 2.59 million for the day, a number notably higher than the average daily volume of 2.05 million over the last three months.
Hershey Company’s market performance has been unstable in recent times. The company’s stock hit a 1-year high of $211.92 on 05/14/24 and a low of $140.13 for the same time frame on 02/05/25.
Exploring Financial Performance and Market Capitalization: A Comprehensive Analysis
Hershey Company (HSY) has experienced a quarterly decline of -2.15% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 34.60B and boasts a workforce of 18540 employees.
Analyzing Trading Volume and Moving Average Trends
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 170.32, with a change in price of -13.39. Similarly, Hershey Company recorded 2,194,101 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -7.26%.
Understanding Ticker ‘s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: An Analysis
The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio serves as an important indicator of a company’s financial stability and market position. By dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, the D/E ratio reveals the degree to which a company relies on debt to finance assets compared to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for HSY stands at 1.16. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.74.
HSY Stock Stochastic Average
Hershey Company’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days is presently 57.85%, as of today. This marks a increase from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was 42.65%. Additionally, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 63.51% and 76.03%, 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. This year’s metric has recorded a Price increase of 0.94%. However, over the past six months, we’ve seen a stronger performance of -15.90%. The price of HSY fallen by 10.66% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -3.44%.
