Analyst Activity – Morgan Stanley Lowers Its Price Target On Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) to $108.00

Analyst Ratings For Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY)

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Today, Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) to $108.00 per share.

There are 2 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings on the stock.

The current consensus rating on Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) is Hold (Score: 2.08) with a consensus target price of $108.79 per share, a potential 2.35% upside.

Some recent analyst ratings include

  • 6/28/2017-J P Morgan Chase & Co Reiterated Rating of Neutral.
  • 4/23/2017-Credit Suisse Group Reiterated Rating of Outperform.
  • 3/5/2017-BMO Capital Markets Reiterated Rating of Market Perform.

Dividend information for Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY)

Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) pays an annual dividend of Community Ranking: with a yield of 2.32% and an average dividend growth of 9.90% based on a 3 Year Average.

Dividend History for Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY)

  • On 5/2/2017 Hershey Company (The) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.62 2.32% with an ex dividend date of 5/23/2017 which will be payable on 6/15/2017.
  • On 2/3/2017 Hershey Company (The) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.62 2.31% with an ex dividend date of 2/22/2017 which will be payable on 3/15/2017.
  • On 10/14/2016 Hershey Company (The) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.62 2.56% with an ex dividend date of 11/21/2016 which will be payable on 12/15/2016.
  • On 7/28/2016 Hershey Company (The) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.62 2.23% with an ex dividend date of 8/23/2016 which will be payable on 9/15/2016.
  • On 5/5/2016 Hershey Company (The) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.58 2.54% with an ex dividend date of 5/23/2016 which will be payable on 6/15/2016.
  • On 1/28/2016 Hershey Company (The) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.58 2.68% with an ex dividend date of 2/23/2016 which will be payable on 3/15/2016.
  • On 10/6/2015 Hershey Company (The) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.58 2.44% with an ex dividend date of 11/23/2015 which will be payable on 12/15/2015.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY)
Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY) has insider ownership of 0.92% and institutional ownership of 51.09%.

  • On 6/26/2017 Michele Buck, Insider, sold 400 with an average share price of $110.11 per share and the total transaction amounting to $44,044.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 6/19/2017 Leslie M Turner, SVP, sold 6,373 with an average share price of $112.00 per share and the total transaction amounting to $713,776.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 6/16/2017 Terence L O’day, SVP, sold 2,806 with an average share price of $115.12 per share and the total transaction amounting to $323,026.72. View SEC Filing
  • On 6/15/2017 D Michael Wege, SVP, sold 1,100 with an average share price of $114.04 per share and the total transaction amounting to $125,444.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 6/9/2017 Terence L O’day, SVP, sold 37,875 with an average share price of $113.88 per share and the total transaction amounting to $4,313,205.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 6/1/2017 Kevin R Walling, SVP, sold 22,065 with an average share price of $115.06 per share and the total transaction amounting to $2,538,798.90. View SEC Filing
  • On 5/31/2017 D Michael Wege, SVP, sold 14,440 with an average share price of $115.55 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,668,542.00. View SEC Filing

Recent Trading Activity for Hershey Company (The) (NYSE:HSY)
Shares of Hershey Company (The) closed the previous trading session at 106.17 down -0.12 -0.11% with 843,398 shares trading hands.

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