HSY Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Coca-Cola has a net margin of 27.59% compared to The Hershey's net margin of 19.01%. The Hershey's return on equity of 52.54% beat Coca-Cola's return on equity of 38.7%.

The Hershey has a consensus price target of $163.52, signalling downside risk potential of -1.98%. On the other hand Coca-Cola has an analysts' consensus of $75.08 which suggests that it could grow by 2.59%. Given that Coca-Cola has higher upside potential than The Hershey, analysts believe Coca-Cola is more attractive than The Hershey.

The Hershey has a beta of 0.278, which suggesting that the stock is 72.171% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Coca-Cola has a beta of 0.453, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 54.72%.

The Hershey has a quarterly dividend of $1.37 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. Coca-Cola offers a yield of 2.69% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.51 per share. The Hershey pays 48.84% of its earnings as a dividend. Coca-Cola pays out 78.63% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Hershey quarterly revenues are $2.9B, which are smaller than Coca-Cola quarterly revenues of $11.5B. The Hershey's net income of $796.6M is lower than Coca-Cola's net income of $2.2B. Notably, The Hershey's price-to-earnings ratio is 15.31x while Coca-Cola's PE ratio is 29.63x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Hershey is 3.64x versus 6.72x for Coca-Cola. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Mondelez International has a net margin of 27.59% compared to The Hershey's net margin of 18.17%. The Hershey's return on equity of 52.54% beat Mondelez International's return on equity of 16.53%.

The Hershey has a consensus price target of $163.52, signalling downside risk potential of -1.98%. On the other hand Mondelez International has an analysts' consensus of $68.66 which suggests that it could grow by 1.12%. Given that Mondelez International has higher upside potential than The Hershey, analysts believe Mondelez International is more attractive than The Hershey.

The Hershey has a beta of 0.278, which suggesting that the stock is 72.171% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Mondelez International has a beta of 0.466, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 53.374%.

The Hershey has a quarterly dividend of $1.37 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. Mondelez International offers a yield of 2.7% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share. The Hershey pays 48.84% of its earnings as a dividend. Mondelez International pays out 50.94% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Hershey quarterly revenues are $2.9B, which are smaller than Mondelez International quarterly revenues of $9.6B. The Hershey's net income of $796.6M is lower than Mondelez International's net income of $1.7B. Notably, The Hershey's price-to-earnings ratio is 15.31x while Mondelez International's PE ratio is 19.85x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Hershey is 3.64x versus 2.51x for Mondelez International. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

PepsiCo has a net margin of 27.59% compared to The Hershey's net margin of 5.48%. The Hershey's return on equity of 52.54% beat PepsiCo's return on equity of 50.31%.

The Hershey has a consensus price target of $163.52, signalling downside risk potential of -1.98%. On the other hand PepsiCo has an analysts' consensus of $162.96 which suggests that it could grow by 7.66%. Given that PepsiCo has higher upside potential than The Hershey, analysts believe PepsiCo is more attractive than The Hershey.

The Hershey has a beta of 0.278, which suggesting that the stock is 72.171% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison PepsiCo has a beta of 0.492, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 50.787%.

The Hershey has a quarterly dividend of $1.37 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. PepsiCo offers a yield of 3.58% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.36 per share. The Hershey pays 48.84% of its earnings as a dividend. PepsiCo pays out 75.48% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Hershey quarterly revenues are $2.9B, which are smaller than PepsiCo quarterly revenues of $27.8B. The Hershey's net income of $796.6M is lower than PepsiCo's net income of $1.5B. Notably, The Hershey's price-to-earnings ratio is 15.31x while PepsiCo's PE ratio is 21.78x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Hershey is 3.64x versus 2.27x for PepsiCo. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a net margin of 27.59% compared to The Hershey's net margin of -10.73%. The Hershey's return on equity of 52.54% beat Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's return on equity of -46.08%.

The Hershey has a consensus price target of $163.52, signalling downside risk potential of -1.98%. On the other hand Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 1412.61%. Given that Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has higher upside potential than The Hershey, analysts believe Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is more attractive than The Hershey.

The Hershey has a beta of 0.278, which suggesting that the stock is 72.171% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a beta of 0.875, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 12.485%.

The Hershey has a quarterly dividend of $1.37 per share corresponding to a yield of 3.29%. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. The Hershey pays 48.84% of its earnings as a dividend. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. The Hershey's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

The Hershey quarterly revenues are $2.9B, which are larger than Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory quarterly revenues of $7.9M. The Hershey's net income of $796.6M is higher than Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's net income of -$847K. Notably, The Hershey's price-to-earnings ratio is 15.31x while Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for The Hershey is 3.64x versus 0.29x for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.