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HSY Hershey (HSY) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Food & Beverage · Sugar & confectionery products · CIK 0000047111
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Form 144 · 3
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
672
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about HSY

Insiders, 180 days
-$219.6M net sold
4 sellers · 31% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
0 bought · 2 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-07-10
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$125.5M
3 notices

Hershey insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, HERSHEY CO insiders sold a net $219.6M of stock across 1,095 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL
SELL
2026-10-26 SECtraded 2026-10-23
5,610
$951.7K
n/a
Context
  • 793 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (793 sales), the last on Oct 22, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.1% of the 520,509 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 672 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold about $951.7K of HSY under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 23, 2026; 672 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL
SELL
2026-10-26 SECtraded 2026-10-23
2,073
$353.1K
n/a
Context
  • 793 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (793 sales), the last on Oct 22, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.4% of the 518,436 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 672 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold about $353.1K of HSY under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 23, 2026; 672 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL
SELL
2026-10-26 SECtraded 2026-10-23
298
$51.2K
n/a
Context
  • 793 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (793 sales), the last on Oct 22, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 518,138 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 672 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold about $51.2K of HSY under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 23, 2026; 672 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL
SELL
2026-10-26 SECtraded 2026-10-23
1,160
$199.8K
n/a
Context
  • 793 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (793 sales), the last on Oct 22, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.2% of the 516,978 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 672 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold about $199.8K of HSY under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 23, 2026; 672 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL
SELL
2026-10-26 SECtraded 2026-10-23
491
$85.2K
n/a
Context
  • 793 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (793 sales), the last on Oct 22, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 516,487 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 672 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold about $85.2K of HSY under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 23, 2026; 672 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
1,095 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$219.6M over 180 days
-$107.9M over 90 days · -$218.4M of it by a 10%+ holder
below 98% of Food & Beverage
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
672 funds bought in last quarter
more than 95% of Food & Beverage
Revenue
+4.4% year over year
more than 58% of Food & Beverage
Margin
7.6% net margin
more than 75% of Food & Beverage
Buybacks
$439.4M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-28
more than 83% of Food & Beverage
Short interest
6.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 5.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 26Insider HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $36.2M under a 10b5-1 plan (92 trades, Sep 24 to Oct 23)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-5.1%12M
-12%+2%+16%+30%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-08-14 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.8M2026-08-24 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.6M2026-04-06 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.6M2026-09-11 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.6M2026-04-08 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.6M2026-03-30 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.5M2026-03-17 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.5M2026-04-09 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.5M2026-04-16 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.5M2026-08-18 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.5M2026-09-04 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.5M2026-03-20 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.5M2026-05-29 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.4M2026-07-21 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.4M2026-05-06 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.4M2026-07-24 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.4M2026-09-25 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.4M2026-10-07 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.4M2026-04-23 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.4M2026-07-14 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-06-02 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-08-21 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-03-23 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-04-22 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-10-19 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-10-09 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-09-08 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-09-22 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-10-16 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-06-16 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-08-31 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-08-07 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.3M2026-10-05 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.2M2026-10-15 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.2M2026-10-08 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.2M2026-03-25 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.2M2026-09-23 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.2M2026-10-20 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.2M2026-10-01 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.2M2026-09-29 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.2M2026-10-12 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.2M2026-07-17 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL sold $1.2M2026-09-16 · HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL filed to sell $125.2M2026-08-06 · McCalman Jennifer filed to sell $128.4K2026-08-05 · Voskuil Steven E filed to sell $171.0K2026-07-20 · Voskuil Steven E filed to sell $255.0K2026-07-02 · Robbin-Coker Cordel filed to sell $22.4K2026-06-18 · Voskuil Steven E filed to sell $260.1K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns HSY: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
BlackRock, Inc.
13,131,312 sh
$2.3B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
9,683,520 sh
$1.7B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
7,271,155 sh
$1.3B
STATE STREET CORP
7,227,295 sh
$1.3B
MORGAN STANLEY
5,646,902 sh
$990.7M

Congress trades in HSY

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Dan Newhouse
Sold 2026-07-10 · disclosed 7 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Scott Scott Franklin
Sold 2026-02-10 · disclosed 13 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Scott Scott Franklin
Sold 2026-02-10 · disclosed 13 days later
$50,001 - $100,000
Rob Bresnahan
Bought 2025-05-15 · disclosed 16 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Bought 2025-05-14 · disclosed 5 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
All stocks members of Congress are buying · Every member's trades

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

HSY planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL
Filed 2026-09-16
$125.2M
McCalman Jennifer
Filed 2026-08-06
$128.4K
Voskuil Steven E
Filed 2026-08-05
$171.0K
Voskuil Steven E
Filed 2026-07-20
$255.0K
Robbin-Coker Cordel
Filed 2026-07-02
$22.4K

HSY mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Invesco Food & Beverage ETF
$5.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.6%
Frank Value Fund
$1.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.2%
Virtus NFJ Dividend Value Fund
$20.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.0%
FPA Queens Road Value Fund
$1.9M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.4%
Polen Dividend Income ETF
$8.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.2%
First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF
$737.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
3.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
The Hershey Company Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $118K spent
$129.8K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Michele Buck
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$11.9M
$314.9K
$3.9M
+21%
+8%
2023
$15.7M
$12.7M
$5.6M
+30%
+14%
2022
$13.6M
$26.0M
$4.2M
+58%
+24%
2021
$16.1M
$32.2M
$3.3M
+30%
+13%
2020
$19.1M
$19.7M
$3.2M
+6%
+5%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $219.6M sold by insiders over 180 days, 672 funds added last quarter, $125.5M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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HSY financials

Revenue growth
+4.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
7.6%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$12.2B
four quarters, 2025-06-30 to 2026-06-28
Net margin, TTM
+12.2%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-30 to 2026-06-28
Free cash flow, TTM
$2.2B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-30 to 2026-06-28
Debt to equity
1.14x
long-term 2026-06-28 plus current 2026-06-28; equity 2026-06-28
Cash flow to debt
0.51x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-28 plus current 2026-06-28
Return on equity
+32.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-06-28
Return on assets
+10.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-06-28
Return on invested capital
+18.0%
operating income after a 22.5% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-28 plus current 2026-06-28 plus average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-06-28 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+20.2%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-29 and 2026-06-28 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Enterprise value
n/a
no share count filed
FCF yield
n/a
no share count filed
PEG, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$11.7B$11.2B$11.2B$10.4B
Gross profit$3.9B$5.3B$5.0B$4.5B
Operating income$1.4B$2.9B$2.6B$2.3B
Net income$883.3M$2.2B$1.9B$1.6B
Operating cash flow$2.3B$2.5B$2.3B$2.3B
Long-term debt$4.7B$3.2B$3.8B$3.3B
Buybacks$0$494.2M$264.9M$389.0M
Dividends paid$1.1B$1.1B$889.1M$775.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

HSY Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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HSY ranks highest on profitability (85th percentile) and risk and compliance (73rd), and lowest on insider conviction (2nd), among Food & Beverage peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
85
Inputs
  • Return on equity+32.8% · 91 pct, sector of 66
  • Return on assets+10.8% · 83 pct, sector of 77
  • Return on invested capital+18.0% · 77 pct, sector of 32
  • Return on capital employed+20.2% · 90 pct, sector of 62
Financial health
59
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.14x · 31 pct, sector of 66
  • Cash flow to debt0.51x · 88 pct, sector of 59
Growth
58
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+4.4% · 58 pct, sector of 89
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
2
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$141.0M · 4 pct, sector of 56
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 56
Institutional and government
56
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter672 · 95 pct, sector of 79
  • Congress net buyers, 365d-2 · 4 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$1.0M · 70 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
73
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+6.2% · 39 pct, sector of 100
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 58
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 58
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+11.8% · 51 pct, sector of 66
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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HSY filings, in plain words

Are Hershey insiders buying or selling HSY?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Hershey insiders were net sellers, a net $219.6M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 4 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded HSY?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-27, 0 House members disclosed buying HSY and 2 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Dan Newhouse dated 2026-07-10.

Are there planned insider sales of HSY?

Yes. 3 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $125.5M of stock; the latest, by HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL, was filed 2026-09-16.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Hershey insiders were net sellers of HSY, a net $219.6M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 4 sellers. Most of that figure, $218.4M, came from a holder of 10% or more rather than an officer or director. 31% of the 591 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. In the year to 2026-10-27, 0 members of Congress disclosed buying HSY and 2 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Dan Newhouse dated 2026-07-10. Insiders filed 3 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $125.5M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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