Hershey Company’s recent filing unveils that its SVP, Chief Financial Officer Voskuil Steven E unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.54 million on Feb 25 ’25. In the deal valued at $180.00 per share,3,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Voskuil Steven E now holds 66,893 shares worth roughly $11.33 million.
Then, Voskuil Steven E bought 3,000 shares, generating $540,000 in total proceeds.
Before that, McCalman Jennifer sold 278 shares. Hershey Company shares valued at $41,144 were divested by the VP, Chief Accounting Officer at a price of $148.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, McCalman Jennifer now holds 2,682 shares, worth roughly $0.45 million.
Citigroup upgraded its Hershey Company [HSY] rating to a Neutral from a a Sell in a research note published on February 07, 2025; the price target was decreased to $154 from $159. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Piper Sandler’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late January from “a Neutral” to “an Underweight”. Deutsche Bank also remained covering HSY and reiterated its “Hold” recommendation on January 23, 2025. Mizuho maintained its rating on December 23, 2024. It rated HSY as “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of HSY
On Tuesday, Hershey Company [NYSE:HSY] saw its stock fall -0.63% to $169.42. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -5.64%. Hershey Company shares have risen nearly 0.04% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -13.14% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $211.92 was reached on 03/10/25, a 52-week low of $140.13 was recorded on 02/05/25. SMA at 50 days reached $162.84, while 200 days put it at $181.02.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For HSY Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 168.22, which if violated will result in even more drops to 167.03. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 171.16. A further resistance level may holdings at 172.90. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 48.37, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -5.74, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 97.34%. Stochastics %K at 4.04% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in Hershey Company?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Hershey Company stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 1.05 million shares to a total of 7.91 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 6.86 million shares. There was a rise of 13.28%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
