Barclays analyst Andrew Lazar maintains $Hershey (HSY.US)$ with a hold rating, and adjusts the target price from $202 to $180.
According to TipRanks data, the analyst has a success rate of 57.7% and a total average return of 5.0% over the past year.
Furthermore, according to the comprehensive report, the opinions of $Hershey (HSY.US)$'s main analysts recently are as follows:
The willingness of investors to look beyond 2025 for Hershey, a period expected to be significantly affected by rising cocoa costs, and to focus on the potential for above-average growth in 2026 when costs normalize, hinges on the importance of improved underlying core chocolate market share trends.
The company has experienced a challenging quarter, with profitability falling short of expectations, alongside underperformance in organic growth across all three business segments. This has been influenced by a mixture of headwinds from various categories, consumer behaviors, and channels, coupled with executional setbacks.
It was anticipated that Hershey's third-quarter shortfall and the lowering of its 2024 outlook would occur. More unexpectedly, the indication of a significant 2025 EPS challenge, beyond any sell-side forecasts, was noted. This is partly due to market share shifts toward private labels and a slight impact from GLP-1 adoption.
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巴克莱银行分析师Andrew Lazar维持$好时 (HSY.US)$持有评级，并将目标价从202美元下调至180美元。
根据TipRanks数据显示，该分析师近一年总胜率为57.7%，总平均回报率为5.0%。
此外，综合报道，$好时 (HSY.US)$近期主要分析师观点如下：
投资者是否愿意将目光投向2025年以后Hershey，这段时期预计将受到可可成本上涨的重大影响，并愿意关注2026年成本正常化时可能出现高于平均水平的增长，这取决于改善潜在核心巧克力市场份额趋势的重要性。
该公司经历了一个充满挑战的季度，盈利能力低于预期，所有三个业务板块的有机增长表现均不佳。这受到了来自不同类别、消费者行为和渠道的不利因素，以及执行方面的挫折的影响。
预计好时将出现第三季度的亏损以及2024年展望的下调。更出人意料的是，有迹象表明，2025年每股收益将面临重大挑战，超出了任何卖方的预期。部分原因是市场份额向自有品牌转移，以及 GLP-1 的采用产生的轻微影响。
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