What the company does
The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. The company offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. It provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly …
What the weekly tape is saying
HSY closed the latest completed week at 12,650 ARS. The 4-week return is -5.6% and the 12-week return is -13.9%. Trend Signal is inactive, Market Dynamics is -0.77. Setup signature: Risk-first tape with a 36/100 composite read.
A compressed read of the whole setup
The radar blends trend persistence, momentum, Market Dynamics, Relative Strength, volume confirmation, and risk control into one weekly cockpit.
Scoreboard
16-week signal tape
Price, Trend Line, and Fair Value
Weekly price context with the latest close, trend position, Fair Value gap, drawdown, and 52-week range location.
52-week price path
Price map
- Trend Line
- 14,032 ARS
- Vs Trend Line
- -9.8%
- Fair Value
- 13,449 ARS
- Vs Fair Value
- -5.9%
- 52W High
- 16,800 ARS
- 52W Low
- 10,350 ARS
- Drawdown
- -24.7%
- Range Position
- 35.7%
Returns and trend persistence
Return windows separate the latest week from short-term and medium-term follow-through.
Return windows
Trend read
- Active Streak
- 0 weeks
- 52W Active Weeks
- 11
- 52W Active Breadth
- 22.9%
- Sector Scope
- AR Consumer Defensive
- Sector Rank
- 27 of 27
- Sector Percentile
- 0.0%
Sector and industry pulse
Peer breadth helps separate a stock-specific move from a broader group rotation.
AR Consumer Defensive
- Tracked Peers
- 27
- 4W Rank
- 25 of 27
- Avg 1W
- 1.0%
- Avg 4W
- 1.9%
- Trend Breadth
- 44.4%
- Positive MD
- 51.9%
AR Confectioners
- Tracked Peers
- 2
- 4W Rank
- 2 of 2
- Avg 1W
- -2.8%
- Avg 4W
- -0.3%
- Trend Breadth
- 50.0%
- Positive RS
- 0.0%
Pressure, Relative Strength, and expectation
Market Dynamics and Relative Strength show whether buying pressure and relative leadership are confirming the price move.
Dynamics path
Signal state
- Market Dynamics
- -0.77
- 4W MD Change
- 25.7%
- Relative Strength
- -
- 4W RS Change
- -
- Expectation
- Positive
- Probability
- 67.51%
Participation and confirmation
Volume tells us whether the latest weekly move is being confirmed by unusual participation.
52-week volume profile
Volume map
- Latest Volume
- 772
- 13W Average
- 560
- 52W Average
- 539
- Vs 13W
- 1.4x
- Vs 52W
- 1.4x
Volatility, downside weeks, and return shape
A compact risk profile shows whether the move is steady, volatile, or being driven by sharp one-week jumps.
26-week return distribution
Risk map
- 13W Volatility
- 2.9%
- 52W Volatility
- 5.5%
- Upside Weeks
- 24
- Downside Weeks
- 23
- Downside Breadth
- 48.9%
- Avg Gain / Loss
- 4.6% / -3.8%
Classification, opportunities, risks, and watch points
Top-level read across company classification, constructive evidence, caution points, and the next things that matter.
Classification
- Exchange
- BUE
- Country
- AR
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Confectioners
- Currency
- ARS
- Market Cap
- 889.1B
Opportunity signals
- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and Market Dynamics.
Risk signals
- Trend Signal is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Market Dynamics is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
Watch next
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Market Dynamics is the pressure gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Recent completed weeks
The latest weekly rows behind the report snapshot.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend | Fair Value | MD | RS | Volume | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | 12,650 ARS | -6.0% | 14,032 ARS | 13,449 ARS | -0.77 | - | 772 | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 13,460 ARS | -2.2% | 14,034 ARS | 13,466 ARS | -0.81 | - | 1.0K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 13,760 ARS | 0.8% | 13,983 ARS | 13,466 ARS | -0.86 | - | 1.4K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 13,650 ARS | 1.9% | 13,931 ARS | 13,460 ARS | -1.03 | - | 120 | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 13,400 ARS | 1.1% | 13,925 ARS | 13,455 ARS | -1.03 | - | 399 | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 13,260 ARS | 0.3% | 13,935 ARS | 13,457 ARS | -1.00 | - | 576 | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 13,220 ARS | -2.0% | 13,945 ARS | 13,461 ARS | -0.92 | - | 40 | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 13,490 ARS | 1.2% | 13,977 ARS | 13,467 ARS | -0.69 | - | 437 | Off |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 13,330 ARS | -7.6% | 13,963 ARS | 13,467 ARS | -0.46 | - | 722 | On |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 14,430 ARS | 0.9% | 13,988 ARS | 13,470 ARS | -0.20 | - | 402 | On |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 14,300 ARS | -3.6% | 13,935 ARS | 13,445 ARS | 0.09 | - | 767 | On |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 14,830 ARS | 0.9% | 13,875 ARS | 13,422 ARS | 0.40 | - | 250 | On |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 14,700 ARS | -3.1% | 13,771 ARS | 13,383 ARS | 0.62 | - | 327 | On |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 15,170 ARS | -4.3% | 13,663 ARS | 13,345 ARS | 0.82 | - | 594 | On |