EVP CFO & Chief Admin Officer of The Hershey Company (HSY) Humberto P Alfonso sells 10,000 shares of HSY on 01/10/2013 at an average price of $75 a share.

The Hershey Company has a market cap of $16.62 billion; its shares were traded at around $76.18 with a P/E ratio of 22.7 and P/S ratio of 2.7. The dividend yield of The Hershey Company stocks is 2.3%. The Hershey Company had an annual average earning growth of 4.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated The Hershey Company the business predictability rank of 3-star.

CFO Recent Trades:

• EVP CFO & Chief Admin Officer Humberto P Alfonso sold 10,000 shares of HSY stock on 01/10/2013 at the average price of 75. Humberto P Alfonso owns at least 30,953 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.57% since.
• EVP CFO & Chief Admin Officer Humberto P Alfonso sold 5,000 shares of HSY stock on 10/31/2012 at the average price of 68.53. Humberto P Alfonso owns at least 40,953 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 11.16% since.

This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of HSY. For the complete insider trading history of HSY, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• SVP, Chief Commercial Officer D Michael Wege sold 1,500 shares of HSY stock on 01/10/2013 at the average price of 75. D Michael Wege owns at least 31,445 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.57% since.
• SVP, Chief Commercial Officer D Michael Wege sold 1,500 shares of HSY stock on 12/13/2012 at the average price of 74. D Michael Wege owns at least 31,439 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.95% since.
• SVP, Chief Commercial Officer D Michael Wege sold 1,500 shares of HSY stock on 12/03/2012 at the average price of 73.28. D Michael Wege owns at least 31,439 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.96% since.

For the complete insider trading history of HSY, click here.

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