NYSE:HSY - The Hershey Stock Price Target and Predictions

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Consensus Rating: Buy
Consensus Price Target: $166.57
Forecasted Upside: -2.23 %
Number of Analysts: 15
Breakdown:
0 Sell Ratings
6 Hold Ratings
9 Buy Ratings
0 Strong Buy Ratings

^$170.37 As of 06/23/2021 01:00 AM ET

▼ -1.9 (-1.10%)

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Analyst Price Target for HSY

^$166.57

▼ -2.23% Downside Potential

This price target is based on 15 analysts offering 12 month price targets for The Hershey in the last 3 months. The average price target is $166.57, with a high forecast of $187.00 and a low forecast of $140.00. The average price target represents a -2.23% upside from the last price of $170.37.

Current Consensus is Buy

The current consensus among 15 contributing investment analysts is to buy stock in The Hershey. This rating has held steady since March 2021, when it changed from a Hold consensus rating.

Past Monthly Recommendations

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0 strong buy ratings
7 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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12/31/2019

0 strong buy ratings
9 buy ratings
8 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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3/30/2020

0 strong buy ratings
9 buy ratings
9 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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6/28/2020

0 strong buy ratings
7 buy ratings
8 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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9/26/2020

0 strong buy ratings
9 buy ratings
8 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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12/25/2020

0 strong buy ratings
8 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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3/25/2021

0 strong buy ratings
9 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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5/24/2021

0 strong buy ratings
9 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

Ratings as of

6/23/2021

Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
5/3/2021	Citigroup	Boost Price Target		$172.00 ➝ $187.00	Low
4/30/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$152.00 ➝ $166.00	Low
4/21/2021	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold	$160.00 ➝ $162.00	Low
4/15/2021	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$171.00 ➝ $181.00	Low
3/23/2021	Piper Sandler	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight		Low
3/17/2021	Piper Sandler	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$147.00 ➝ $175.00	Low
2/8/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	Upgrade	Sector Perform ➝ Outperform	$157.00 ➝ $170.00	Low
2/5/2021	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$172.00 ➝ $175.00	Medium
1/12/2021	Jefferies Financial Group	Boost Price Target	Underperform ➝ Hold	$157.00 ➝ $162.00	Medium
1/6/2021	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$168.00	N/A
11/9/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$170.00 ➝ $172.00	Medium
11/9/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$148.00 ➝ $152.00	Medium
11/9/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$155.00 ➝ $149.00	Medium
11/9/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold	$152.00 ➝ $157.00	Medium
11/8/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Hold		Low
10/26/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Price Target	Hold	$147.00 ➝ $152.00	Medium
10/19/2020	Smith Barney Citigroup	Initiated Coverage	Buy		Low
10/19/2020	Citigroup Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Based Upon Russell	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$172.00	Medium
9/29/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$150.00 ➝ $163.00	Low
7/24/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$140.00 ➝ $150.00	Low
7/24/2020	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Price Target	Hold	$135.00 ➝ $140.00	Low
7/24/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$152.00 ➝ $170.00	Low
7/24/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$136.00 ➝ $148.00	Low
7/24/2020	Evercore ISI	Upgrade	In-Line ➝ Outperform	$145.00 ➝ $162.00	Low
7/22/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$143.00 ➝ $140.00	Medium
7/17/2020	Jefferies Financial Group	Boost Price Target	Hold	$136.00 ➝ $140.00	High
7/13/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$142.00 ➝ $136.00	Medium
5/8/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$146.00 ➝ $142.00	Medium
5/7/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$152.00	Medium
4/26/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Hold		Low
4/24/2020	Stifel Nicolaus	Lower Price Target	Hold	$145.00 ➝ $135.00	Low
4/24/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$155.00 ➝ $143.00	Low
4/24/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Price Target	Positive ➝ Market Perform	$150.00 ➝ $140.00	Low
4/24/2020	Bank of America	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$143.00 ➝ $140.00	Low
4/24/2020	Piper Sandler	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$138.00	Low
4/23/2020	Cfra	Downgrade	Hold ➝ Sell	$150.00 ➝ $125.00	Medium
4/22/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$133.00	Medium
4/22/2020	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$136.00	Medium
4/21/2020	Morgan Stanley	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$146.00	Medium
4/21/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$145.00 ➝ $155.00	Medium
4/16/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$155.00 ➝ $154.00	High
3/24/2020	Piper Sandler	Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Overweight	$134.00 ➝ $138.00	Medium
3/24/2020	Edward Jones	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy		Medium
3/23/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$134.00	High
3/18/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$152.00 ➝ $138.00	High
3/18/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$160.00	High
2/2/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Hold		Low
2/2/2020	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$157.00	Low
1/31/2020	Evercore ISI	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$150.00	Low
1/31/2020	Bank of America	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$155.00 ➝ $160.00	Medium
1/31/2020	UBS Group	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$147.00 ➝ $157.00	High
1/22/2020	Jefferies Financial Group	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$157.00	Medium
12/20/2019	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$155.00	Medium
12/11/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$155.00	Medium
10/25/2019	Bank of America	Set Price Target	Buy	$165.00	Low
10/25/2019	UBS Group	Set Price Target	Hold	$147.00	N/A
10/25/2019	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$133.00 ➝ $138.00	Medium
10/17/2019	Royal Bank of Canada	Initiated Coverage	Sector Perform	$158.00	Low
9/12/2019	Sanford C. Bernstein	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$155.00	Medium
7/26/2019	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Price Target	Hold	$132.00 ➝ $145.00	Low
7/26/2019	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$130.00 ➝ $155.00	Low
7/26/2019	Bank of America	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$152.00 ➝ $165.00	Medium
7/26/2019	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$133.00	High
7/23/2019	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$112.00 ➝ $130.00	Low
7/22/2019	UBS Group	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$100.00 ➝ $145.00	Low
7/18/2019	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Buy	$140.00 ➝ $170.00	Medium
7/17/2019	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$86.00 ➝ $142.00	High
6/19/2019	Piper Jaffray Companies	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underweight	$122.00 ➝ $125.00	Low
6/19/2019	Bank of America	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$130.00 ➝ $152.00	Low
6/11/2019	Evercore ISI	Initiated Coverage	In-Line	$145.00	Low
5/30/2019	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Neutral ➝ Positive	$123.00 ➝ $130.00	Medium
4/26/2019	Credit Suisse Group	Set Price Target	Hold	$123.00	Low
4/26/2019	UBS Group	Set Price Target	Sell	$100.00	Low
4/26/2019	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$103.00 ➝ $120.00	Low
4/26/2019	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$93.00 ➝ $108.00	Low
4/26/2019	Bank of America	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$120.00 ➝ $130.00	Medium
12/19/2018	Bank of America	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Buy	$92.00 ➝ $120.00	High
10/30/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$104.00	Medium
10/26/2018	Piper Jaffray Companies	Set Price Target	Hold	$105.00	Low
10/23/2018	Susquehanna Bancshares	Boost Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$109.00 ➝ $114.00	Low
9/14/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Set Price Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$104.00 ➝ $110.00	Low
9/13/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Set Price Target	Sell	$85.00	Low
8/29/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Set Price Target	Sell	$85.00	Low
8/29/2018	Piper Jaffray Companies	Set Price Target	Hold	$100.00	Low
7/27/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$93.00 ➝ $98.00	Medium
7/27/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Underperform ➝ Sell	$80.00 ➝ $85.00	High
7/27/2018	Piper Jaffray Companies	Boost Price Target	Neutral ➝ Hold	$97.00 ➝ $100.00	Low
7/27/2018	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Price Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$90.00 ➝ $95.00	Low
7/9/2018	Consumer Edge	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight		Medium
6/13/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$90.00 ➝ $80.00	Low
5/2/2018	Argus	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		Medium
4/27/2018	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$107.00 ➝ $90.00	Low
4/27/2018	Societe Generale	Downgrade	Hold ➝ Sell	$93.29 ➝ $85.00	Low
4/24/2018	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$106.00 ➝ $98.00	Low
4/23/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Set Price Target	Hold	$94.00	Low
4/23/2018	Susquehanna Bancshares	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$110.00 ➝ $103.00	Low
4/18/2018	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Underweight ➝ Sell	$100.00 ➝ $93.00	Medium
4/16/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Set Price Target	Hold	$115.00 ➝ $94.00	Low
4/12/2018	Piper Jaffray Companies	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$99.00	Low
4/10/2018	UBS Group	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$106.00 ➝ $90.00	High
2/14/2018	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$106.00	Low
2/6/2018	Argus	Lower Price Target	Buy	$125.00 ➝ $120.00	Medium
2/2/2018	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$110.00 ➝ $107.00	Medium
2/2/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$105.00 ➝ $100.00	Medium
2/2/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$129.00 ➝ $115.00	Medium
1/30/2018	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$120.00	Low
1/30/2018	Susquehanna Bancshares	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$108.00 ➝ $110.00	Low
1/17/2018	Susquehanna Bancshares	Set Price Target	Hold	$108.00	Low
1/16/2018	The Goldman Sachs Group	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$101.00	Medium
1/10/2018	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight		Medium
12/22/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$122.00	Low
12/19/2017	Sanford C. Bernstein	Set Price Target	Buy	$124.00	Medium
12/18/2017	Berenberg Bank	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Hold	$90.00	Medium
12/18/2017	Susquehanna Bancshares	Set Price Target	Hold	$113.00	Low
12/7/2017	Susquehanna Bancshares	Set Price Target	Hold	$113.00	Low
10/27/2017	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$105.00	N/A
10/27/2017	UBS Group	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$110.00 ➝ $106.00	N/A
10/27/2017	Citigroup	Boost Price Target	Buy	$126.00 ➝ $130.00	N/A
10/26/2017	Susquehanna Bancshares	Set Price Target	Hold	$113.00	N/A
8/24/2017	Susquehanna Bancshares	Set Price Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$117.00 ➝ $115.00	High
8/17/2017	Sanford C. Bernstein	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$109.00 ➝ $127.00	High
7/28/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$121.00	Low
7/27/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$112.00 ➝ $111.00	Low
7/27/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$114.00 ➝ $115.00	Low
7/26/2017	Susquehanna Bancshares	Set Price Target	Hold	$118.00	Low
7/21/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$114.00	Medium
7/18/2017	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal ➝ Equal Weight	$111.00 ➝ $108.00	Low
6/28/2017	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$119.00 ➝ $116.00	Low
6/17/2017	Susquehanna Bancshares	Set Price Target	Hold	$115.00	Low
6/2/2017	Susquehanna Bancshares	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$119.00 ➝ $115.00	Low
4/28/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$117.00 ➝ $114.00	Low
4/23/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Outperform		Low
3/25/2017	Susquehanna Bancshares	Set Price Target	Hold	$119.00	Low
3/5/2017	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$105.00	N/A
3/2/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Set Price Target	Buy	$121.00	N/A
3/2/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Price Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$112.00 ➝ $114.00	N/A
2/28/2017	Societe Generale	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Hold	$96.00 ➝ $110.00	N/A
2/27/2017	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$103.00 ➝ $111.00	N/A
2/16/2017	Argus	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$125.00	N/A
2/15/2017	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$115.00	N/A
2/6/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Price Target	Sector Perform	$110.00 ➝ $112.00	N/A
1/20/2017	Citigroup	Reiterated Rating	Buy		N/A
1/6/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$106.00 ➝ $117.00	N/A
1/5/2017	Berenberg Bank	Initiated Coverage	Sell	$90.00	N/A
12/10/2016	Susquehanna Bancshares	Set Price Target	Hold	$106.00	N/A
10/31/2016	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Price Target	Hold	$94.00 ➝ $97.00	N/A
10/27/2016	Citigroup	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$115.00 ➝ $110.00	N/A
10/26/2016	Sanford C. Bernstein	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$98.00	N/A
10/25/2016	Susquehanna Bancshares	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$106.00	N/A
10/21/2016	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Reiterated Rating	Hold		N/A
9/6/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$100.00	N/A
8/31/2016	UBS Group	Reiterated Rating	Neutral		N/A
8/30/2016	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$112.00	N/A
8/30/2016	Bank of America	Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$100.00	N/A
8/1/2016	UBS Group	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$107.00	N/A
7/29/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Hold ➝ Neutral		N/A
7/27/2016	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform	$92.00 ➝ $105.00	N/A
7/27/2016	Royal Bank of Canada	Lower Price Target	Sector Perform	$105.00 ➝ $92.00	N/A
7/26/2016	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Price Target	Hold	$105.00 ➝ $91.00	N/A
7/21/2016	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$110.00	N/A
7/15/2016	The Goldman Sachs Group	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$89.00 ➝ $99.00	N/A
7/13/2016	UBS Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$107.00	N/A
7/11/2016	Tigress Financial	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral		N/A
7/5/2016	S&P Equity Research	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$94.00 ➝ $126.00	N/A
7/5/2016	Argus	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$97.14 ➝ $111.95	N/A
7/2/2016	The Goldman Sachs Group	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$89.00	N/A
7/2/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Neutral		N/A

(Data available from 6/23/2016 forward)

The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells confectionery products and pantry items. The company operates in two segments, North America; and International and Other. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products comprising mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items, including spreads, meat snacks, bars and snack bites, mixes, popcorn and protein bars, and cookies. The company provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Lancaster, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breathsavers, Bubble Yum, SkinnyPop, Pirate's Booty, Oatmega, Paqui, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. It markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Today's Range

Now: $170.37

$170.33

$171.77

50 Day Range

MA: $169.58

$158.71

$174.90

52 Week Range

Now: $170.37

$125.50

$175.55

Volume

802,865 shs

Average Volume

945,308 shs

Market Capitalization

$35.27 billion

P/E Ratio

25.35

Dividend Yield

1.87%

Beta

0.35

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of The Hershey?

The following equities research analysts have issued research reports on The Hershey in the last twelve months: Bank of America Co., Barclays PLC, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup Inc., Citigroup Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Based Upon Russell, Credit Suisse Group AG, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore ISI, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Royal Bank of Canada, Smith Barney Citigroup, Stifel Nicolaus, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Investment Research.
View the latest analyst ratings for HSY.

What is the current price target for The Hershey?

14 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for The Hershey in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $166.57, suggesting a possible downside of 3.3%. Citigroup Inc. has the highest price target set, predicting HSY will reach $187.00 in the next twelve months. Stifel Nicolaus has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $140.00 for The Hershey in the next year.
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What is the current consensus analyst rating for The Hershey?

The Hershey currently has 6 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Buy." A "buy" rating indicates that analysts believe HSY will outperform the market and that investors should add to their positions of The Hershey.
View the latest ratings for HSY.

What other companies compete with The Hershey?

Other companies that are similar to The Hershey include Mondelez International, General Mills, Tyson Foods, Hormel Foods, McCormick & Company, Incorporated, Kellogg, Conagra Brands, The J. M. Smucker, Campbell Soup, Post, Pilgrim's Pride, Lancaster Colony, Flowers Foods, Seaboard and Sanderson Farms.

How do I contact The Hershey's investor relations team?

The Hershey's physical mailing address is 19 East Chocolate Avenue, Hershey PA, 17033. The company's listed phone number is 717-534-4200. The official website for The Hershey is www.thehersheycompany.com.