The Hershey Company (HSY) 12-Month Stock Forecast & Price Target Cone

$160.28 -2.13% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

The Hershey Company (HSY) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 71/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (34% profit margin, 15% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $32.20B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B-
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk B+
Cash (17)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (16)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.9% Base Target
$251 Bull$170 Base$131 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:52% Call Buyers ($3.0M)
48% PutsMax Pain: $157.00
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Shares at $160.28: 62.4 sh
$1,000$10,000$25,000$50,000$100,000
12M Bear Case FloorTarget $131.43
$8,200
$-1,800 (-18.0%)
12M Consensus BaseTarget $169.66
$10,585
+$585 (+5.9%)
12M Bull Case BreakoutTarget $251.45
$15,688
+$5,688 (+56.9%)

Wall Street Analyst Breakdown & Historical Accuracy Audit (34 Desks)

Street Historical Accuracy: 64/100
● Strong Buy / Buy: 23● Hold: 9● Sell: 2
Wall Street FirmStance12M Target1Y AccuracyTrack Grade
Morgan StanleyInstitutional Equity DeskOUTPERFORM$17674%A
Goldman SachsSector Coverage LeadBUY$23669%B
JP MorganUS Large-Cap ResearchHOLD$15158%C
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HSY // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -10.84%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $162.2H $166.0L $161.5C $165.6VOL 2.26M
RES: $173.7SUP: $151.1SMA50: $169.7SMA200: $188.9
$214.3$198.5$182.8$167.0$151.3RES $173.7SUP $151.1$165.62026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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HSY Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
28.1%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +4.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for HSY. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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HSY Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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What is HSY's 12-month stock price target?

The Hershey Company (HSY) carries a 12-month consensus base price target of $169.66 (+5.9% from $160.28), with a bull-case target of $251.45 and a bear-case floor of $131.43.

Is HSY stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now?

Roarable's 5-Pillar RQD Quant Engine rates HSY B- (Buy — BUY) with an RQD Confidence score of 71/100.