$166.10
1.34% yesterday
NYSE, Feb 20, 10:10 pm CET
ISIN
US4278661081
Symbol
HSY

The Hershey Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

The Hershey Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
14%
Hold
68%
Sell
18%

The Hershey Price Target

Target Price $152.64
Price $166.10
Deviation
Number of Estimates 22
22 Analysts have issued a price target The Hershey 2026 . The average The Hershey target price is $152.64. This is lower than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 28 analysts: 4 Analysts recommend The Hershey to buy, 19 to hold and 5 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the The Hershey stock has an average upside potential 2026 of . Most analysts recommend the The Hershey stock at Hold.

Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 to 2029

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 11.20 11.42
0.33% 1.95%
EBITDA Margin 27.14% 19.80%
2.93% 27.05%
Net Margin 19.73% 10.76%
20.13% 45.46%

20 Analysts have issued a sales forecast The Hershey 2025 . The average The Hershey sales estimate is

$11.4b
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. This is
1.95% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$11.5b 2.36%
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, the lowest is
$11.4b 1.33%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2024 $11.2b 0.33%
2025
$11.4b 1.95%
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2026
$11.7b 2.74%
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2027
$12.0b 2.12%
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2028
$12.2b 1.40%
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2029
$12.6b 3.64%
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17 Analysts have issued an The Hershey EBITDA forecast 2025. The average The Hershey EBITDA estimate is

$2.3b
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. This is
23.97% lower
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$2.6b 13.36%
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, the lowest is
$2.1b 30.47%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2024 $3.0b 2.61%
2025
$2.3b 25.61%
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2026
$2.3b 3.21%
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2027
$2.6b 10.01%
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2028
$2.7b 3.69%
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2029
$2.8b 5.75%
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EBITDA Margin

2024 27.14% 2.93%
2025
19.80% 27.05%
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2026
19.89% 0.45%
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2027
21.43% 7.74%
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2028
21.91% 2.24%
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2029
22.36% 2.05%
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13 The Hershey Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average The Hershey net profit estimate is

$1.2b
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. This is
44.29% lower
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$1.4b 35.69%
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, the lowest is
$1.1b 48.81%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2024 $2.2b 20.53%
2025
$1.2b 44.39%
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2026
$1.3b 5.70%
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2027
$1.5b 15.66%
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Net Margin

2024 19.73% 20.13%
2025
10.76% 45.46%
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2026
11.07% 2.88%
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2027
12.54% 13.28%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 to 2029

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 10.92 6.07
20.53% 44.41%
P/E 27.35
EV/Sales 3.36

13 Analysts have issued a The Hershey forecast for earnings per share. The average The Hershey <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is

$6.07
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. This is
44.31% lower
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is
$7.01 35.69%
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, the lowest is
$5.58 48.81%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2024 $10.92 20.53%
2025
$6.07 44.41%
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2026
$6.42 5.77%
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2027
$7.42 15.58%
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P/E ratio

Current 15.24 27.81%
2025
27.35 79.46%
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2026
25.88 5.37%
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2027
22.37 13.56%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the The Hershey stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of

and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 3.42 12.76%
2025
3.36 1.85%
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2026
3.27 2.67%
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2027
3.20 2.08%
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2028
3.16 1.38%
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2029
3.04 3.51%
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P/S ratio

Current 3.00 14.28%
2025
2.94 1.92%
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2026
2.87 2.67%
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2027
2.81 2.08%
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2028
2.77 1.38%
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2029
2.67 3.51%
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Current The Hershey Upgrades & Downgrades Beta

Analyst Rating Action Date
Barclays Equal-Weight ➜ Equal-Weight Unchanged Feb 10 2025
DA Davidson Neutral ➜ Neutral Unchanged Feb 10 2025
Citigroup Sell ➜ Neutral Upgrade Feb 07 2025
Stifel Hold ➜ Hold Unchanged Feb 07 2025
RBC Capital Sector Perform ➜ Sector Perform Unchanged Feb 03 2025
Piper Sandler Neutral ➜ Underweight Downgrade Jan 31 2025
Stifel Hold ➜ Hold Unchanged Jan 24 2025
Analyst Rating Date
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Barclays: Equal-Weight ➜ Equal-Weight
Feb 10 2025
Unchanged
DA Davidson: Neutral ➜ Neutral
Feb 10 2025
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Citigroup: Sell ➜ Neutral
Feb 07 2025
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Stifel: Hold ➜ Hold
Feb 07 2025
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RBC Capital: Sector Perform ➜ Sector Perform
Feb 03 2025
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Piper Sandler: Neutral ➜ Underweight
Jan 31 2025
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Stifel: Hold ➜ Hold
Jan 24 2025

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