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title: "Major Insider Move Shakes Up Hershey’s Sweet Story"
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description: "On July 22, 2026, Hershey Trust Co sold 30,000 shares of The Hershey Company (HSY) for approximately $5.1 million, marking a significant insider move. Despite this transaction, TipRanks' AI Analyst Spark rates HSY as Neutral, citing strong free cash flow and expected margin improvements in Q2, though weak technicals and a high P/E ratio pose near-term challenges."
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# Major Insider Move Shakes Up Hershey’s Sweet Story

New insider activity at The Hershey Company ( (HSY) ) has taken place on July 22, 2026.

Significant shareholder Hershey Trust Co, Trustee In Trust For Milton Hersh, has executed a major transaction involving The Hershey Company, selling 30,000 shares of the chocolate maker’s stock. The sale, valued at $5,134,923, marks a notable move by one of the company’s key long-term stakeholders.

**Spark’s Take on HSY Stock**

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, HSY is a Neutral.

HSY scores as above-average primarily on resilient fundamentals (notably strong free cash flow) and a constructive earnings outlook calling for margin improvement starting in Q2. The score is held back by clearly weak technicals (below key moving averages with negative MACD) and a relatively high P/E that makes near-term upside more dependent on delivering the guided margin recovery.

To see Spark’s full report on HSY stock,  
 click here. 

**More about The Hershey Company**

**YTD Price Performance:** -4.89%

**Average Trading Volume:** 2,081,091

**Technical Sentiment Signal:** Sell

**Current Market Cap:** $34.83B

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