The Hershey Company (HSY)
The Hershey Company is listed on NYSE (HSY) in the Consumer Defensive sector. Prices from Yahoo Finance with their delay; analysis computed from daily price history.
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- Exchange
- NYSE · Closed Opens in 22h 00m
- Data delay
- 20 min
- Day range
- 171.23 – 179.83
- Prev. close
- 177.43
Key statistics
- Open
- 171.23
- Previous close
- 177.43
- 52-week range
- 156.16 – 239.48
- Volume
- 2.8M
- Avg volume (3M)
- 1.5M
- Market cap
- 35.8B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- 20.1
- EPS (TTM)
- 8.84
- Dividend yield
- 3.26%
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive Confectioners
- Listed in
- S&P 500
- Currency
- USD
Chart
Movement expectation (statistical)
Ranges the price would stay in with a given probability if its recent volatility continues.
| Horizon | ≈68% range (±1σ) | ≈95% range (±2σ) | Past fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next trading day | 175.11 – 181.10 ±1.70% | 172.18 – 184.18 | 69% / 94% of the last 250 periods stayed inside |
| Next 5 trading days | 171.50 – 184.91 ±3.84% | 165.16 – 192.01 | 67% / 94% of the last 251 periods stayed inside |
ATR range (Next trading day): 173.08 – 183.08 · (Next 5 trading days): 166.91 – 189.25
Daily volatility (σ, 60 days): 1.68%. Basis: close of 2026-11-06 and current price.
⚠️ These are statistical ranges calculated from the stock's own past volatility. They are not a price target, a forecast or a recommendation to buy or sell. Prices can and do move outside them, especially around earnings and news.
Trend reading
Mixed / range-bound A description of the indicators, not a recommendation.
- Price is below its 200-day average: the long-term trend is down.
- The 50-day average is below the 200-day (death-cross structure).
- Short term: above both the 20- and 50-day averages.
- RSI 61.5: neutral zone (30–70).
- MACD is above its signal line (positive momentum).
- Volume today is 1.8× its 3-month average.
- 25.6% below the 52-week high.
Pivot points
| Classic | Fibonacci | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 190.13 | 184.98 |
| R2 | 184.98 | 181.70 |
| R1 | 181.53 | 179.67 |
| P | 176.38 | 176.38 |
| S1 | 172.93 | 173.10 |
| S2 | 167.78 | 171.07 |
| S3 | 164.33 | 167.78 |
From the 2026-11-06 daily bar (H 179.83 · L 171.23 · C 178.08)
Moving averages
| Moving averages | Price | MA signal |
|---|---|---|
| SMA20 | 169.29 | Above |
| SMA50 | 168.44 | Above |
| SMA200 | 188.25 | Below |
| EMA20 | 170.20 | Above |
| EMA50 | 170.39 | Above |
MA signal: Buy · RSI (14): 61.5 · 1M volatility (ann.): 36.2%
Performance
MACD (12, 26, 9)
- MACD
- 2.196
- Signal
- 0.688
- Histogram
- 1.507
- ATR (14)
- 5.00
Position in the sector heatmap
Today #4 of 33 Consumer Defensive stocks in US by change; sector average -1.30%.
Sector peers
Largest Consumer Defensive stocks in US by market cap
| Walmart Inc.WMT | 125.52 USD | -1.72% | 24.8M | 998.9B USD | Consumer Defensive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST | 1,053.56 USD | -1.13% | 2.5M | 466.9B USD | Consumer Defensive |
| The Coca-Cola CompanyKO | 95.67 USD | -0.06% | 18.4M | 411.6B USD | Consumer Defensive |
| The Procter & Gamble CompanyPG | 165.40 USD | -1.02% | 7.9M | 383.4B USD | Consumer Defensive |
| Philip Morris International Inc.PM | 197.88 USD | -1.80% | 5.6M | 308.4B USD | Consumer Defensive |
| PepsiCo, Inc.PEP | 141.34 USD | -0.96% | 8.1M | 192.6B USD | Consumer Defensive |
| Altria Group, Inc.MO | 76.12 USD | -1.88% | 7.1M | 126.6B USD | Consumer Defensive |
| Monster Beverage CorporationMNST | 45.72 USD | -4.41% | 15.7M | 89.5B USD | Consumer Defensive |
| Mondelez International, Inc.MDLZ | 66.02 USD | -1.20% | 7.2M | 83.6B USD | Consumer Defensive |
| Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCL | 96.56 USD | -2.16% | 5.5M | 76.8B USD | Consumer Defensive |
| Target CorporationTGT | 158.41 USD | +0.29% | 3M | 72B USD | Consumer Defensive |
| Kimberly-Clark CorporationKMB | 108.43 USD | -1.84% | 7.5M | 66.5B USD | Consumer Defensive |
| The Hershey CompanyHSY | 178.08 USD | +0.37% | 2.8M | 35.8B USD | Consumer Defensive |
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