Jason Reiman, senior vice president and chief supply chain officer at Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY), executed a sale of 2,000 shares of the company's common stock on February 24, 2026. The shares were sold at $226.07 per share, producing a gross transaction value of $452,140. The disposition took place under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that Reiman adopted on November 18, 2025.
Following the sale, Reiman's direct holdings in Hershey total 41,036 shares. At the time of reporting, Hershey's stock was trading at $231.50, trading close to its 52-week high of $234.87. The company is valued at a market capitalization of $46.9 billion and is trading on a price-to-earnings multiple of 53.35.
Independent analysis from InvestingPro indicates the stock appears overvalued relative to its Fair Value. The same research notes that Hershey has maintained dividend payments for 56 consecutive years. InvestingPro also offers a Pro Research Report that includes coverage of HSY among a universe of more than 1,400 U.S. equities and provides an additional 15 ProTips.
Hershey's recent operational and financial momentum has attracted notable attention. The company reported a strong fourth quarter and issued forward guidance for 2026 that projects earnings per share growth of 30 to 35 percent, a figure that substantially exceeds the consensus analyst estimate of 12 percent. That guidance and the quarter's results have prompted multiple brokerages to adjust their price targets on the shares.
Specific analyst actions include:
- Stifel raised its price target from $195 to $230 while keeping a Hold rating.
- Bernstein SocGen Group increased its target from $192 to $250 and maintained a Market Perform rating.
- DA Davidson lifted its target from $207 to $243, retaining a Neutral rating and citing an "accelerated path to earnings restoration."
- UBS moved its target from $210 to $236, citing stronger-than-expected organic sales growth and improved margins.
- Piper Sandler reiterated an Overweight rating with a $249 price target, highlighting favorable cocoa cost trends as a positive influence on future earnings.
These analyst revisions reflect the market response to Hershey's reported quarterly performance and management's outlook for 2026. The company remains a large-cap packaged foods issuer with a long history of dividend payments and currently commands a relatively high valuation metric as measured by its P/E ratio.
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