Hershey stock fell last year over higher costs and weak sales trends. It sells dozens of brands in the $133 billion confectionary market.

Kit Kat® Ghost Toast and Reese's Werewolf Tracks bewitch this year's seasonal lineup HERSHEY, Pa. , Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Halloween season approaches, The Hershey Company reveals hauntingly delicious new flavors with Kit Kat® Ghost Toast and Reese's Werewolf Tracks, leading an innovative lineup of seasonal must-haves.

Macroeconomic headwinds are pressuring financial results at leading consumer goods companies. Shares of Kraft Heinz, Hershey, and Starbucks are all down 30% or more from their previous highs.

The candy and snack company blamed a pullback in consumer spending amid sticky inflation for its struggling sales.

Hershey's (HSY) Q2 results reflect lower net sales and earnings on lower demand as consumers continue to reduce discretionary spending. Management lowers the 2024 view.

The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Anoori Naughton - Senior Director, Investor Relations Michele Buck - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Steve Voskuil - Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Ken Goldman - JPMorgan Andrew Lazar - Barclays Alexia Howard - Bernstein Bryan Spillane - Bank of America David Palmer - Evercore ISI Max Gumport - BNP Paribas Tom Palmer - Citi Robert Moskow - TD Cowen Jim Salera - Stephens Michael Lavery - Piper Sandler Chris Carey - Wells Fargo Rob Dickerson - Jefferies Stephen Powers - Deutsche Bank Operator Greetings, and welcome to The Hershey Company's Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Question-and-Answer Session. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

Although the revenue and EPS for Hershey (HSY) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Shares of Hershey wavered Thursday as investors digested the chocolatier's quarterly earnings report, as soaring cocoa prices cut significantly into the food company's profits.

Hershey (HSY) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.27 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.01 per share a year ago.

Hershey Co. HSY shares are down 7.1% premarket after the chocolate and salty snacks company reported a second-quarter top and bottom line miss and lowered its 2024 guidance. Hershey reported net income of $180.9 million, or 89 cents a share, down from $407 million, or $1.98 a share, in the same period last year.

HERSHEY, Pa. , Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced quarterly dividends of $1.370 on the Common Stock and $1.245 on the Class B Common Stock.

HERSHEY, Pa. , Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced net sales and earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024 and updated its 2024 net sales and earnings outlook.