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Your taste buds won't know what hit 'em HERSHEY, Pa. , March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Brace yourself, snack lovers – the candy aisle just got a next-level upgrade.

Hershey's stock has outperformed the S&P 500 recently, despite high cocoa prices and expected short-term weakness. Revenue and profitability have grown across all segments, with significant gains in North American Confectionary and Salty Snacks. Management anticipates cost pressures in 2025 but expects improvements by 2026 due to operational changes and potential cocoa price normalization.

The Hershey Company HSY, an industry-leading snacks firm, is facing mounting challenges, including historically high cocoa prices, weakening consumer demand and intensifying competition in key markets. Such challenges have led to a 6.1% drop in its share price in the past six months.

I rate The Hershey Company (NYSE:) as a HOLD, waiting for the earnings hype to cool down before potentially buying. I expect cocoa prices to keep rising due to climate change, negatively impacting Hershey's profit margins and net income. Despite strong historical financial growth and dividend performance, the company's future growth may slow, making current valuation fair but without a margin of safety.

The recent decline in Hershey's stock is now largely pricing-in the cost headwinds in 2025. A quick recovery in 2026, however, is something that I wouldn't rely on given the speculative nature of commodity prices. The business is also in a very delicate situation as far as price increases are concerned, and this could result in more short-term volatility.

HERSHEY, Pa. , March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced Stacy Taffet as its Chief Growth Officer, effective April 14, 2025.

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HERSHEY, Pa. , March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) announced today that Tiffany Menyhart has been named Chief Customer Officer, effective March 17, 2025.

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Shares of food and essentials companies Dollar General (DG -5.59%), PepsiCo (PEP -3.14%), and The Hershey Company (HSY -4.12%) all fell on Wednesday, down 5.4%, 2.9%, and 4%, respectively, as of 2:45 p.m. ET.