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Coca-Cola and Hershey posted strong Q2 2026 earnings and offer dividend growth track records, making them notable consumer staples picks amid renewed interest in defensive, dividend-paying stocks.

Topics Earnings Economy

2 Consumer Staples Stocks Giving Investors a Break From the AI Trade ↗

August 03, 2026

Hershey (NYSE:HSY) executives said the company expects growth in the second half of 2026 despite tougher comparisons, continued consumer pressure and supply-chain costs in its salty-snacks business....

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Hershey Q2 Earnings Call Highlights ↗

July 31, 2026

Chocolate company Hershey (NYSE:HSY) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 6.6% year on year to $2.79 billion. Its non-GAAP pro...

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Hershey (NYSE:HSY) Beats Q2 Expectations Yet Stock Dips on Cautious 2026 Outlook ↗

July 30, 2026

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HSY Q2 Deep Dive: Supply Chain Progress and Innovation Offset Commodity Volatility

July 31, 2026

Price realization gains and supply chain optimization drive seasonal momentum.

Topics Economy

Hershey (HSY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript ↗

July 30, 2026

Chocolate company Hershey (NYSE:HSY) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 6.6% year on year to $2.79 billion. Its...

Topics Earnings Economy

Hershey (NYSE:HSY) Reports Upbeat Q2 CY2026

July 30, 2026

Hershey (NYSE:HSY) narrowed its 2026 sales and adjusted earnings outlook to the upper half of its previous ranges after reporting stronger first-half results, supported by pricing, productivity...

Hershey Q2 Earnings Call Highlights ↗

July 30, 2026

Insider Sells $255,000 Worth of Popular Consumer Stock, According to Recent SEC Filing ↗

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July 29, 2026

Sale executed under a pre-planned Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established 14 months earlier, reducing his direct stake by 3% while maintaining ~$9.13 million in company equity.

Chocolate company Hershey (NYSE:HSY) will be reporting results this Thursday before market open. Here’s what investors should know. Hershey beat analysts’ re...

Topics Economy Regulatory Compliance

Hershey (HSY) Q2 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For

July 28, 2026

Over the past six months, Hershey’s stock price fell to $172.20. Shareholders have lost 9.9% of their capital, which is disappointing considering the S&P 500...

Topics Artificial Intelligence

3 Reasons HSY is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead

July 23, 2026

Bill Gates' Foundation Was Snubbed by Warren Buffett for the First Time in 20 Years. Buffett Is Now on Track to Offload His Entire $140 Billion Berkshire Stake by 2034. ↗

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July 19, 2026

Buffett has changed his giving plans; will that affect how Berkshire Hathaway is run?

Milton Hershey School Trust Sells 30,000 Hershey Shares for $5.2 Million. Here's What Investors Should Know. ↗

July 18, 2026

The trust maintains ~1.3 million common shares and 54.6 million Class B shares, retaining substantial voting power in the confectioner.

A company that generates cash isn’t automatically a winner. Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand. Cas...

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3 Cash-Producing Stocks That Fall Short

July 09, 2026

As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q1. Today, we are looking a...

Shelf-Stable Food Stocks Q1 Highlights: Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL)

July 05, 2026

MarketBeat's weekly roundup covers a weaker June jobs report, tech sector rotation, and top analyst picks including TSLA, AVGO, PLTR, MRNA, and NEE heading into Q2 earnings season.

Topics Economy

MarketBeat Week in Review – 06/29 - 07/03 ↗

July 04, 2026

As the Q1 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the shelf-stable food industry, including Utz (NYSE:UTZ) and its ...

Topics Artificial Intelligence

Shelf-Stable Food Stocks Q1 Teardown: Utz (NYSE:UTZ) Vs The Rest

July 02, 2026

Q1 Earnings Highs And Lows: Campbell's (NASDAQ:CPB) Vs The Rest Of The Shelf-Stable Food Stocks

Topics Economy

July 01, 2026

Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at ...

Hershey posted Q1 2026 net sales of $3.1 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.35, as pricing power offset cocoa costs and analysts set a $217.50 average price target.

Topics Economy

Hershey Stock May Be Near a Sweet Spot as Cocoa Pressure Eases ↗

July 01, 2026

The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a...

Shelf-Stable Food Stocks Q1 Teardown: B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) Vs The Rest

June 30, 2026

Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q1 behind us, let’s have a look at Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) and ...

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Shelf-Stable Food Stocks Q1 Teardown: Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) Vs The Rest

June 24, 2026

Let’s dig into the relative performance of Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q1 shelf-stable food earnings season...

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Which S&P500 stocks are moving on Tuesday? ↗

June 23, 2026

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Q1 Rundown: Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) Vs Other Shelf-Stable Food Stocks

June 21, 2026

Hershey, The Marzetti Company, and Simply Good Foods Stocks Trade Down, What You Need To Know

Topics Economy

June 17, 2026

What Happened? A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.5%–3.75% and delivered a dot plot poin...

As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q1. Today, we are looking a...

Topics Economy

Stay informed with the top movers within the S&P500 index on Wednesday. ↗

June 17, 2026

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Q1 Rundown: General Mills (NYSE:GIS) Vs Other Shelf-Stable Food Stocks

June 16, 2026

Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at ...

Topics Economy

Spotting Winners: Mondelez (NASDAQ:MDLZ) And Shelf-Stable Food Stocks In Q1

June 16, 2026

When stock prices go down, dividend yields go up.

Topics Economy

4 Stocks That Can Fund Decades of Passive Income -- Buy Them While They're Down ↗

June 16, 2026

Q1 Earnings Highs And Lows: Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) Vs The Rest Of The Shelf-Stable Food Stocks

Topics Artificial Intelligence

June 11, 2026

Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at ...

Wrapping up Q1 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the shelf-stable food stocks, including J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) and its peers. As Amer...

Topics Economy

Shelf-Stable Food Stocks Q1 Teardown: J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) Vs The Rest

June 11, 2026