Ratings The Hershey Company Buenos Aires S.E.

Equities

HSY

ARDEUT111127

End-of-day quote Buenos Aires S.E. Other stock markets 23:00:00 23/06/2024 BST			5-day change	1st Jan Change
11,735 ^ARS	+4.78%		+3.56%	+35.36%

06-21	Wells Fargo Adjusts Price Target on Hershey to $195 From $205	MT
06-20	BNP Paribas Exane Adjusts Hershey Price Target to $195 From $208	MT

Summary

Overall, and from a short-term perspective, the company presents an interesting fundamental situation.

Strengths

The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
The group's high margin levels account for strong profits.
Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.

Weaknesses

According to forecast, a sluggish sales growth is expected for the next fiscal years.
The company's earnings growth outlook lacks momentum and is a weakness.
With an enterprise value anticipated at 3.67 times the sales for the current fiscal year, the company turns out to be overvalued.
The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.

Ratings chart - Surperformance

Sector: Food Processing

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
THE HERSHEY COMPANY	+35.36%	37.6B	-
NESTLÉ S.A.	-3.70%	275B	A-
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC.	-6.32%	91.01B	C+
DANONE	-0.89%	40.07B	B-
KRAFT HEINZ	-11.30%	39.83B	C+
GENERAL MILLS, INC.	+3.25%	37.97B	B-
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY	-16.02%	29.99B	B-
NESTLÉ INDIA LIMITED	-4.31%	29.05B	A
ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC	+5.53%	23.53B	A-
YIHAI KERRY ARAWANA HOLDINGS CO., LTD	-16.54%	20.66B	A

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