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Company snapshot — Hershey Co

HSY in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Hershey makes and sells confectionery and pantry items across North America and international markets, split into three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. Its brands include Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Twizzlers, Cadbury, SkinnyPop and Pirates Booty, sold through wholesalers, grocery chains, mass merchandisers, drug stores and other retail channels. The company is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Where it sits in the stack
Hershey carries no seat in our index; it belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector of our universe, within the confectioners sleeve alongside other branded snack and chocolate makers.
Who it is priced against
There is no peer group set for it in our records, but the comparison the market draws is with Mondelez, another large branded confectionery and snack maker.
Why Closelook tracks it
Hershey holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no score and no index seat in our own coverage; the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the Salty Snacks segment keeps growing fast enough to offset any softening in the core confectionery business.

Hershey Co (HSY) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for HSY, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: price target by RBC Capital, 2026-08-21

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for HSY from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target RBC Capital — target 206 from 212 Target cut to $206 from $212 (+9.7% to spot) 2026-08-21

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Consumer Defensive · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Consumer Defensive · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against HSY on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.37%, quarterly · last 1.45 USD on 2026-08-14

Dividends and capital return

What HSY pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 5.73 USD per share · a 3.37% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +4.5% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 5.48 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.45 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-14
  • By calendar year 2023: 1.19 USD (partial) · 2024: 5.48 USD · 2025: 5.48 USD · 2026: 4.36 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-16

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Hershey Co (HSY)?

Hershey Co trades as HSY on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is HSY in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Hershey Co is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does HSY trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -4.4% vs the 50-day and -10.9% vs the 200-day average, 28.6% below the 52-week high and +7.5% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 71 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Hershey Co do?

Hershey makes and sells confectionery and pantry items across North America and international markets, split into three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. Its brands include Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Twizzlers, Cadbury, SkinnyPop and Pirates Booty, sold through wholesalers, grocery chains, mass merchandisers, drug stores and other retail channels. The company is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. There is no peer group set for it in our records, but the comparison the market draws is with Mondelez, another large branded confectionery and snack maker.

Where does Hershey Co sit in the AI build-out?

Hershey carries no seat in our index; it belongs to the Consumer Defensive sector of our universe, within the confectioners sleeve alongside other branded snack and chocolate makers. Hershey holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no score and no index seat in our own coverage; the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.

Does Hershey Co pay a dividend?

Hershey Co has paid 5.73 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.37% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.45 USD on 2026-08-14. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Hershey Co recently?

The most recent analyst action on Hershey Co on the Closelook wire is a price target by RBC Capital on 2026-08-21 (target 206 from 212). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for HSY, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Confectioners, then Consumer Defensive. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.