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HSY: Bull or Bear?
Five Great Businesses Currently on Sale
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-2.44%
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474 days
The best time to buy is when we have a negativity bubble. This great nation of ours is in a deep pessimism. We have not seen consumer sentiment this low for decades (see following chart). click to enlarge
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Lowering Price Target on Hershey Due to Weak Earnings Outlook; Reiterate Sell
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6/18 - "While Hershey’s retail takeaway has moderately improved recently, we expect minimal EPS growth next year owing to further increases in brand support and commodity inflation. With further increases in advertising spending and emerging markets investment likely beyond 2009, we don’t expect Hershey to achieve its new 6-8% L-T EPS growth target before 2010. We also believe that achieving its 3-5% top line growth target will be difficult owing to weakness in the core mass-market milk chocolate category and competition in the premium segment."
"Our 12-month price target of $32 is based u...
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Goldman Bearish on Hershey, Doubts that Buyout or JV Will Occur
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518 days
6/3 - "The recent run-up in shares of The Hershey Co. appears to be the result of market speculation that the chocolate and candy company will enter a merger or joint venture...Goldman Sachs analyst Judy Hong has her doubts, qualifying the “market exuberance over potential strategic action as unwarranted.” As a result, she renewed her “sell” rating and US$32 price target on Hershey shares..."
"Ms. Hong does not see any meaningful JV opportunities for the company, which means no additional earnings per share benefit...She also struck a sobering note on the prospects for an impending strateg...
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Hershey: A Sweet, Low-Risk Stock
HSY
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518 days
6/17 - "Hershey shares jumped up not too long ago when M&M Mars Candy Company agreed to a buyout. Shares were down big today after a Hershey's Board member seemed to indicate they were not looking to sell at this time...With the drop back to < $36 most of the risk seems to be out of these high-quality shares."
"Earnings will likely be down to about $1.82 this year from $2.08 in 2007. A rebound to about $1.94 is expected for 2009. Thus, Hershey shares now trade for 19.7x and 18.5x this year's and next year's projections. That compares with a 10-year median P/E of 23x and an almost identical...
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Hershey's Marketing Efforts Unlikely to Help Stock Over Short-Term
HSY
+10.16%
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518 days
6/18 - "This double-digit jump in marketing is a smart move, but it won't be easy to digest. With the aforementioned inflationary pressures on the rise, Hershey is going to be sufficiently challenged to push growth while balancing the upward trends in input costs. But is there really a choice here? When you have a super brand like Hershey running into trouble, the thing you need to do is get out there and prop up the inherent equity of the product portfolio."
"Hershey's management will have to be as creative as possible to produce innovative advertising campaigns that are both fun and awar...
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Hershey: Sweet, Low-Risk Stock
HSY
+5.78%
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524 days
Hershey (HSY) June 16, 2008 close: $35.89 /share
52-week range: $33.54 [Jan. 25, 2008] - $51.78 [June 18, 2007]
Dividend = $0.2975 quarterly = 3.32% current yield Hershey shares jumped up not too long ago when M&M Mars Candy Company agreed to a buyout. Shares were down big today after a Hershey's Board member seemed to indicate they were not looking to sell at this time.
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Hershey: Attractive Short?
HSY
+5.01%
in
542 days
 Deutsche Bank is out with a negative call on Hershey (HSY) reiterating its HOLD opinion based on challenging fundamentals including competition and input cost volatility, a premium valuation, and difficulty of the changing US chocolate market. Although long term it believes the Trust will change its strategic approach, it doesn't think any action will occur short term.
The firm highlights several scenarios, noting most point to downside risk:
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HSY: Sweet on Hershey’s
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-1.12%
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636 days
This article is a reprint of my February 15, 2008 RealMoney column Hershey’s (HSY) stock has been anything but sweet for investors in recent times. The shares are off more than a third from the 52-week high and trade barely above half their value from the 2005 peak. From higher costs to increased competition, from product recalls to production disruption, you name the problem and Hershey’s has probably seen it. Throw in the Hershey Foundation’s voting control (and ability to block the company’s sale or merger ) and it is no wonder investors seem bitter. <> Alt...
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We don't expect to find investment advice from opinion columns, but New York Times columnist Frank Rich unleashed a quartet to those willing to read between the lines in his recent piece 
