Hershey (NYSE: HSY) Stock: Insider Sale, 52-Week Low, and Earnings Outlook

• Hershey Trust Co. executed a minor insider sale of 150 shares.
• Hershey (NYSE: HSY) stock is currently trading near its 52-week low.
• Analysts forecast strong quarterly earnings per share (EPS) growth of 62.31% for Hershey's upcoming report.

Hershey (NYSE: HSY) makes chocolate, candy, and snacks. It competes with companies such as Mondelez. On October 7, 2026, Hershey Trust Co., Trustee in Trust for Milton Hershey School, a reported 10% owner, sells 150 common shares at an average price of $159.94 each.

The sale is worth about $23,991 before fees. The trust retains 645,969 shares afterward, so the transaction is small compared with its remaining holdings. The filing reports the sale and share count but does not state why the trust sold.

The sale comes as Hershey shares trade near their 52-week low. A separate price snapshot puts Hershey at $160.34, within a 52-week range of $156.16 to $239.48. As highlighted by 24/7 Wall Street, Hershey and Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) are both near their 52-week lows and offer nearly identical dividend yields.

Investors are also watching Hershey’s next earnings report. Zacks consensus estimates call for quarterly earnings of $2.11 per share, up 62.31% from a year earlier, and revenue of $3.25 billion, up 2.3%. Earnings per share measure profit assigned to each share; these figures are forecasts, not reported results.