HSYHershey Company (The)

$162.71-12% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−14% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 9, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −14% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$110.8M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest4.5% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Level with the previous count, up from 4.1% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How HSY is trading

Hershey Company (The) is −12% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 30 points behind the market.

−12%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
−14%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
35

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
31%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 17, 2024$138.17 – $234.48 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$162.71
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−6.7%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
−12%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+4.4%
vs 50-day average$174.53
−6.8%
52-week high
$234.48
52-week low
$157.60
Annualised volatility
28%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$283K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−9.3%
2025+11%
2024−6.5%
2023−18%
2022+22%
2021+30%
2020+5.9%
2019+40%
2018−2.9%
2017+12%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10−0.30%
Feb107 of 10+3.8%
Mar107 of 10+1.0%
Apr104 of 10+0.29%
May106 of 10+1.5%
Jun105 of 10−1.7%
Jul118 of 11+4.3%
Aug114 of 11−1.1%
Sep113 of 11−2.5%
Oct115 of 11−0.71%
Nov107 of 10+2.5%
Dec104 of 10+1.0%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.