Outlines Progress and Future Ambitions Across its Sustainability PrioritiesHERSHEY, Pa., June 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hershey (NYSE: HSY) today announced the release of its 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, sharing progress towards business resilience and impact in its material priorities.  The report outlines how the company is implementing its global sustainability strategy across its six priority areas – cocoa, responsible sourcing and human rights, environment, people, youth and co ...

arlutz73 HSY stock: yield surged to the highest levels in 10 years The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) showed up in our screening recently. In these screens, we set filters to look for companies that pay regular dividends and whose current dividend yields are usually below or above their historical averages. A simple glance at the chart below will show why HSY is near the top of our filtered results. HSY is currently yielding almost 2.8% on an FWD basis (shown by the solid red line). In contrast, its histori ...

memoriesarecapturedIntroduction I own one company in the consumer staples sector. That company is PepsiCo (PEP), which, as most know, is the parent company of brands like Lay's, Doritos, and Pepsi. As much as I love that investment, I'm somewhat breaking an investment rule by consistently adding to it, as it's not necessarily a business that makes our lives better. Don't get me wrong, I love most of its products - maybe a bit too much. And that's the problem. While PepsiCo has a defensive business model ...

Investors typically turn to blue-chip stocks for safe investments that provide safe returns through higher-than-average dividends. Some blue-chip stocks are top-rated and among the world’s most well-known companies. However, their stock prices can sometimes become overinflated despite less-than-ideal performances.While these three blue-chip stocks have seen success in the past, they’re underperforming right now due. Reasons are due to high interest rates and poor management decisions. It may be time to let ...

Getting big returns from financial portfolios, whether through stocks, bonds, ETFs, other securities, or a combination of all, is an investor's dream. But for income investors, generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments is your primary focus.Cash flow can come from bond interest, interest from other types of investments, and of course, dividends. A dividend is that coveted distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders, and investors often view it by its dividend yie ...

When I look at this trio of consumer-oriented stocks, I feel confident that I'll be owning them until it's time to pass them on to my daughter.I hate to say that I'll never be selling a stock, because you never know what life will bring. However, there are some companies that I own that I can comfortably say I hope to hand them off to my daughter someday (hopefully many years from now).Three of these forever-holds include Realty Income (O -0.11%), Procter & Gamble (PG -0.13%), and Hershey (HSY -0.54%). Here ...

With hints of sweet strawberry and tart lemonade, the iconic brand's latest innovation will snap Americans into a summertime state of mind HERSHEY, Pa., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The KIT KAT® brand is giving fans another reason to celebrate summer with a new, limited-edition flavor – the KIT KAT® Pink Lemonade Flavored Bar. Classic, crisp wafers wrapped in a pink lemonade flavored creme – this new flavor delivers a refreshing taste experience with unexpected hints of strawberry. Whether you're ready to u ...

The Fair360, formerly DiversityInc, Top 50 survey has been the external validator for large U.S. employers that model fairness in their talent strategies, workplace and supplier diversity practices and philanthropic engagement since 2001. This year, 160 employers, with roughly 7.3 million U.S. employees, submitted data and metrics on leadership accountability, human capital diversity, talent programs, workplace practices, supplier diversity and philanthropy. Top performers earned a spot on one of the follow ...

HERSHEY, Pa., May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) has been named a 2024 honoree of The Civic 50, a recognition of the top community-minded companies in the United States according to an annual survey by Points of Light, the world's largest nonprofit dedicated to accelerating people-powered change. Hershey was also named the Consumer Staples leader for the third year in a row and received the Volunteer Leader Award for having the leading volunteer culture and embracing volunteerism a ...

Whether it's through stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities, all investors love seeing their portfolios score big returns. However, when you're an income investor, your primary focus is generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments.While cash flow can come from bond interest or interest from other types of investments, income investors hone in on dividends. A dividend is that coveted distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders, and investors often view it ...