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+2.7%🟢 Fundamentally supportedThe Hershey Company · Consumer Defensive
$168.62Vol 618.8K · 0.7× normalMkt cap +$0.88Blive · 2026-10-15 ET
What happened
Move
+2.7%
Price
$168.62
Volume
618.8K
0.7× normal
Market cap
$33.88B
+$0.88B today
Why it moved
Earnings releasemedium confidence
- Hershey’s Q3 2026 Earnings: What to Expect — finnhub-news
- Hershey's Dip Buying Opportunity Is Here - Demand/Margin Risks Entering H2'26 (Rating Upgrade) — finnhub-news
Possible catalyst: earnings release.
Verdict — was the move justified?
🟢 Fundamentally supported
Earnings release — direction and rough magnitude are consistent with the identified fundamental catalyst.
How unusual is this move
σ score
2.8σ
vs own 20d volatility
Percentile
93th
of 1276 daily moves
Avg daily move
±1.1%
own 5y average
vs sector
+0.9%
beyond sector median
Today’s move is among the largest 7% of HSY’s daily moves over the last 5 years — while the sector moved +1.8% and the market +1.1%.
What happened after similar moves
108 similar up moves in HSY’s 5-year history:
After 5 days
-0.2%
46% higher
After 20 days
-0.4%
49% higher
Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.
Fundamental context
V 52G 12P 85H 67Q 90
Insider activity (90d): net selling $6.62M
Valuation context
P/E (TTM)
22.2
5y median 13.6
P/E percentile
93%
vs own 5y history
FCF yield
0.1%
Trading richer than 93% of its own historical valuation range.
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