Hershey Stock Analysis: Buy or Sell This Dividend Stock?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Oct 6, 2025 at 5:30AM

NYSE: HSY

Hershey

Market Cap

$40B

Today's Change

(-0.42%) -$0.82

Current Price

$194.31

Price as of October 6, 2025, 10:14 a.m. ET

With macroeconomic headwinds increasing, investors are looking for safer dividend stocks.

Changes in commodity prices have a large impact on Hershey's (HSY -0.42%) business.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Oct. 1, 2025. The video was published on Oct. 3, 2025.

About the Author

A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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