Hershey (HSY) closed the most recent trading day at $238.40, making no change from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500’s daily gain of 1.62%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.17%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 12.91%.
Prior to today’s trading, shares of the chocolate bar and candy maker had gained 1.7% over the past month. This has outpaced the Consumer Staples sector’s loss of 1.42% and the S&P 500’s loss of 4.54% in that time.
Hershey will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Hershey to post earnings of $2.66 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 5.14%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus…
