Hershey Co Stock Current Valuation

HSY Stock

USD 188.14 1.06 0.57%

Valuation analysis of Hershey helps investors to measure Hershey's intrinsic value by examining its available valuation indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes and income statement patterns. Enterprise Value is likely to rise to about 12.7 B in 2024, whereas Enterprise Value Over EBITDA is likely to drop 10.37 in 2024. Fundamental drivers impacting Hershey's valuation include:

Price Book

9.2563

Enterprise Value

42.9 B

Enterprise Value Ebitda

15.497

Price Sales

3.3984

Forward PE

19.3798

Undervalued

Today

188.14

Please note that Hershey's price fluctuation is very steady at this time. Calculation of the real value of Hershey is based on 3 months time horizon. Increasing Hershey's time horizon generally increases the accuracy of value calculation and significantly improves the predictive power of the methodology used.

Buy or Sell Advice Valuation Matrix

Our valuation method for Hershey Co is useful when determining the fair value of the Hershey stock, which is usually determined by what a typical buyer is willing to pay for full or partial control of Hershey. Since Hershey is currently traded on the exchange, buyers and sellers on that exchange determine the market value of Hershey Stock. However, Hershey's intrinsic value may or may not be the same as its current market price, in which case there is an opportunity to profit from the mispricing, assuming the market price will eventually merge with its intrinsic value.

Historical

Market 188.14

Real 215.47

Target 241.24

Hype 187.08

Naive 189.54

The real value of Hershey Stock, also known as its intrinsic value, is the underlying worth of Hershey Company, which is reflected in its stock price. It is based on Hershey's financial performance, assets, liabilities, growth prospects, management team, or industry conditions. The intrinsic value of Hershey's stock can be calculated using various methods such as discounted cash flow analysis, price-to-earnings ratio, or price-to-book ratio. That value may differ from its current market price, which is determined by supply and demand factors such as investor sentiment, market trends, news, and other external factors that may influence Hershey's stock price. It is important to note that the real value of any stock may change over time based on changes in the company's performance.

168.37

Downside

215.47

Real Value

Target Odds

Above Odds

Below Odds

216.99

Upside

Estimating the potential upside or downside of Hershey Co helps investors to forecast how Hershey stock's addition to their portfolios will impact the overall performance. We also use other valuation drivers to help us estimate the true value of Hershey more accurately as focusing exclusively on Hershey's fundamentals will not take into account other important factors:

Earnings

Estimates (0)

Low	Projected	High
2.56	2.76	2.95

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Hype

Prediction

Low	Estimated	High
185.56	187.08	188.60

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Potential

Annual Dividend

Low	Forecasted	High
3.15	3.23	3.32

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25 Analysts

Consensus

Low	Target Price	High
219.53	241.24	267.78

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Hershey Co Company Current Valuation Analysis

Hershey's Enterprise Value is a firm valuation proxy that approximates the current market value of a company. It is typically used to determine the takeover or merger price of a firm. Unlike Market Cap, this measure takes into account the entire liquid asset, outstanding debt, and exotic equity instruments that the company has on its balance sheet. When a takeover occurs, the parent company will have to assume the target company's liabilities but will take possession of all cash and cash equivalents.

Enterprise Value

Market Cap + Debt

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Current Hershey Current Valuation

42.88 B

Most of Hershey's fundamental indicators, such as Current Valuation, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Hershey Co is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

Hershey Current Valuation Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Hershey is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Hershey Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Current Valuation. Since Hershey's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Hershey's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Hershey's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Good Will	Treasury Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock	Long Term Investments
Total Assets		0.92	0.92	-0.14	0.69	0.98	0.58	0.76	0.96	0.93	-0.29	0.77	0.96	0.55	0.76	-0.2	-0.73	0.79	0.86	0.97	0.74	0.51	0.77	-0.03	-0.88	0.76
Total Stockholder Equity	0.92		0.75	-0.27	0.48	0.82	0.41	0.6	0.91	0.93	-0.38	0.56	0.9	0.67	0.69	-0.16	-0.55	0.63	0.71	0.97	0.59	0.4	0.76	-0.1	-0.88	0.88
Net Debt	0.92	0.75		-0.11	0.71	0.96	0.47	0.85	0.93	0.8	-0.31	0.83	0.93	0.43	0.77	-0.1	-0.9	0.85	0.9	0.86	0.85	0.48	0.71	-0.05	-0.8	0.61
Retained Earnings	-0.14	-0.27	-0.11		0.34	-0.06	0.24	0.21	-0.29	-0.01	0.89	-0.25	-0.34	-0.88	0.0	-0.66	0.32	-0.37	-0.13	-0.28	0.05	-0.33	-0.28	-0.3	0.57	-0.12
Net Receivables	0.69	0.48	0.71	0.34		0.76	0.83	0.71	0.56	0.64	0.04	0.71	0.56	0.04	0.85	-0.39	-0.48	0.61	0.84	0.56	0.6	0.28	0.49	-0.05	-0.45	0.48
Total Liab	0.98	0.82	0.96	-0.06	0.76		0.63	0.8	0.92	0.88	-0.23	0.83	0.93	0.45	0.75	-0.21	-0.79	0.83	0.89	0.9	0.77	0.53	0.73	0.01	-0.83	0.64
Total Current Assets	0.58	0.41	0.47	0.24	0.83	0.63		0.38	0.4	0.49	0.05	0.67	0.42	0.1	0.59	-0.4	-0.26	0.56	0.67	0.47	0.33	0.47	0.47	0.23	-0.4	0.33
Short Term Debt	0.76	0.6	0.85	0.21	0.71	0.8	0.38		0.76	0.73	-0.08	0.57	0.74	0.12	0.75	-0.24	-0.71	0.56	0.76	0.7	0.92	0.24	0.45	-0.37	-0.52	0.55
Intangible Assets	0.96	0.91	0.93	-0.29	0.56	0.92	0.4	0.76		0.87	-0.46	0.77	0.99	0.64	0.75	-0.05	-0.84	0.83	0.85	0.97	0.79	0.47	0.79	-0.09	-0.91	0.78
Accounts Payable	0.93	0.93	0.8	-0.01	0.64	0.88	0.49	0.73	0.87		-0.14	0.54	0.84	0.45	0.72	-0.3	-0.53	0.57	0.74	0.9	0.68	0.32	0.68	-0.2	-0.78	0.86
Common Stock	-0.29	-0.38	-0.31	0.89	0.04	-0.23	0.05	-0.08	-0.46	-0.14		-0.49	-0.51	-0.86	-0.36	-0.55	0.52	-0.59	-0.43	-0.44	-0.27	-0.37	-0.42	-0.16	0.65	-0.33
Long Term Debt	0.77	0.56	0.83	-0.25	0.71	0.83	0.67	0.57	0.77	0.54	-0.49		0.81	0.5	0.73	0.02	-0.85	0.98	0.91	0.72	0.67	0.63	0.72	0.23	-0.75	0.43
Good Will	0.96	0.9	0.93	-0.34	0.56	0.93	0.42	0.74	0.99	0.84	-0.51	0.81		0.68	0.74	-0.01	-0.86	0.87	0.86	0.97	0.78	0.52	0.79	-0.05	-0.92	0.74
Treasury Stock	0.55	0.67	0.43	-0.88	0.04	0.45	0.1	0.12	0.64	0.45	-0.86	0.5	0.68		0.37	0.42	-0.49	0.61	0.48	0.67	0.24	0.44	0.59	0.19	-0.86	0.53
Property Plant Equipment	0.76	0.69	0.77	0.0	0.85	0.75	0.59	0.75	0.75	0.72	-0.36	0.73	0.74	0.37		-0.2	-0.62	0.72	0.92	0.74	0.72	0.3	0.66	-0.13	-0.66	0.75
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.2	-0.16	-0.1	-0.66	-0.39	-0.21	-0.4	-0.24	-0.05	-0.3	-0.55	0.02	-0.01	0.42	-0.2		-0.17	0.08	-0.06	-0.07	-0.11	-0.02	0.06	0.09	-0.15	-0.19
Net Tangible Assets	-0.73	-0.55	-0.9	0.32	-0.48	-0.79	-0.26	-0.71	-0.84	-0.53	0.52	-0.85	-0.86	-0.49	-0.62	-0.17		-0.89	-0.79	-0.72	-0.81	-0.48	-0.65	0.01	0.72	-0.42
Long Term Debt Total	0.79	0.63	0.85	-0.37	0.61	0.83	0.56	0.56	0.83	0.57	-0.59	0.98	0.87	0.61	0.72	0.08	-0.89		0.9	0.78	0.69	0.66	0.78	0.23	-0.82	0.49
Capital Surpluse	0.86	0.71	0.9	-0.13	0.84	0.89	0.67	0.76	0.85	0.74	-0.43	0.91	0.86	0.48	0.92	-0.06	-0.79	0.9		0.82	0.78	0.51	0.75	0.04	-0.8	0.65
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.97	0.97	0.86	-0.28	0.56	0.9	0.47	0.7	0.97	0.9	-0.44	0.72	0.97	0.67	0.74	-0.07	-0.72	0.78	0.82		0.71	0.5	0.8	-0.06	-0.91	0.81
Short Long Term Debt	0.74	0.59	0.85	0.05	0.6	0.77	0.33	0.92	0.79	0.68	-0.27	0.67	0.78	0.24	0.72	-0.11	-0.81	0.69	0.78	0.71		0.28	0.51	-0.38	-0.56	0.59
Cash And Equivalents	0.51	0.4	0.48	-0.33	0.28	0.53	0.47	0.24	0.47	0.32	-0.37	0.63	0.52	0.44	0.3	-0.02	-0.48	0.66	0.51	0.5	0.28		0.67	0.74	-0.56	0.16
Net Invested Capital	0.77	0.76	0.71	-0.28	0.49	0.73	0.47	0.45	0.79	0.68	-0.42	0.72	0.79	0.59	0.66	0.06	-0.65	0.78	0.75	0.8	0.51	0.67		0.29	-0.78	0.72
Net Working Capital	-0.03	-0.1	-0.05	-0.3	-0.05	0.01	0.23	-0.37	-0.09	-0.2	-0.16	0.23	-0.05	0.19	-0.13	0.09	0.01	0.23	0.04	-0.06	-0.38	0.74	0.29		-0.14	-0.3
Capital Stock	-0.88	-0.88	-0.8	0.57	-0.45	-0.83	-0.4	-0.52	-0.91	-0.78	0.65	-0.75	-0.92	-0.86	-0.66	-0.15	0.72	-0.82	-0.8	-0.91	-0.56	-0.56	-0.78	-0.14		-0.7
Long Term Investments	0.76	0.88	0.61	-0.12	0.48	0.64	0.33	0.55	0.78	0.86	-0.33	0.43	0.74	0.53	0.75	-0.19	-0.42	0.49	0.65	0.81	0.59	0.16	0.72	-0.3	-0.7

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Hershey Current Valuation Historical Pattern

Today, most investors in Hershey Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various Hershey's growth ratios. Consistent increases or drops in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's current valuation growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of Hershey current valuation as a starting point in their analysis.

Hershey Current Valuation

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Enterprise Value can be a useful tool to compare companies with different capital structures. Long term liability and current cash or cash equivalents can have a huge impact on market valuation of a given company.

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Predict Hershey

Enterprise Value Over Time

In accordance with the recently published financial statements, Hershey Co has a Current Valuation of 42.88 B. This is 120.95% higher than that of the Food Products sector and 76.54% higher than that of the Consumer Staples industry. The current valuation for all United States stocks is 157.93% lower than that of the firm.

Hershey Current Valuation Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Hershey's direct or indirect competition against its Current Valuation to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Hershey could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Hershey by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Hershey is currently under evaluation in current valuation category among related companies.

Hershey ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Hershey's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Hershey's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Hershey Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.5
	Return On Asset	0.14
	Profit Margin	0.17 %
	Operating Margin	0.17 %
	Current Valuation	42.88 B
	Shares Outstanding	149.6 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.26 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	81.30 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	4.3 M
	Price To Earning	30.09 X
	Price To Book	9.26 X
	Price To Sales	3.40 X
	Revenue	11.16 B
	Gross Profit	4.5 B
	EBITDA	3.12 B
	Net Income	1.86 B
	Cash And Equivalents	463.89 M
	Cash Per Share	1.60 X
	Total Debt	4.81 B
	Debt To Equity	1.69 %
	Current Ratio	0.80 X
	Book Value Per Share	20.05 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	2.32 B
	Short Ratio	1.70 X
	Earnings Per Share	9.05 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	3.59 X
	Target Price	207.81
	Number Of Employees	18.65 K
	Beta	0.33
	Market Capitalization	38.2 B
	Total Asset	11.9 B
	Retained Earnings	4.56 B
	Working Capital	(96.25 M)
	Current Asset	1.85 B
	Current Liabilities	2.22 B
	Annual Yield	0.03 %
	Five Year Return	2.13 %
	Net Asset	11.9 B
	Last Dividend Paid	4.46

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The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Hershey Co's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Hershey using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Hershey Co based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

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When determining whether Hershey offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Hershey's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Hershey Co Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Hershey Co Stock:

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Is Hershey's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Hershey. If investors know Hershey will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Hershey listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.

Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.12)

Dividend Share

4.456

Earnings Share

9.05

Revenue Per Share

54.533

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.002

The market value of Hershey is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Hershey that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Hershey's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Hershey's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Hershey's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Hershey's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

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