Insider trade

CFO sold ~$329K of HSY shares in the open market

Traded Feb 18, 2026 · Filed Feb 19, 2026

~$329K
Reported value · 1,500 sh @ $219.66: 51K
Holds after · shares reported: -28.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.3%, $222.04 → $159.30 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of Hershey Company (The) sold $329K of Hershey Company (The) shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Feb 18, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Feb 19, 2026

CFO$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$329,490

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

13 days after results of Feb 5, 2026, 41 days before results of Mar 31, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $222.04 on Feb 18, 2026, within 5% of its 52-week high, after a 23% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $151.29 (May 21, 2025) to $231.53 (Feb 6, 2026), 88% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $179.99 on Jan 5, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+6.5%	-0.5%	+7.0%
30 days	-3.0%	-4.9%	+2.0%
90 days	-14.2%	+7.7%	-21.9%
180 days	-14.9%	+11.6%	-26.4%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000047111-26-000043
Filed / recorded: Feb 19, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: HERSHEY CO
Issuer CIK: 47111
Ticker: HSY
Reporting person: Steven E Voskuil
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: SVP, Chief Financial Officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Feb 18, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,500
Price per share: $219.66
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 50,819
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 20, 2025.

Around the same time

Major shareholder sold7mo ago

~$787KReported value · 3,703 sh @ $212.6412

2.05M → 2.04M shares held

A big owner of Hershey Company (The) sold $787K of Hershey Company (The) shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Major shareholder sold7mo ago

~$235KReported value · 1,102 sh @ $213.3039

2.04M → 2.04M shares held

A big owner of Hershey Company (The) sold $235K of Hershey Company (The) shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Major shareholder sold7mo ago

~$223KReported value · 1,039 sh @ $214.5707

2.04M → 2.04M shares held

A big owner of Hershey Company (The) sold $223K of Hershey Company (The) shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Footnotes from the filing

Around the same time

~$787KReported value · 3,703 sh @ $212.6412

~$235KReported value · 1,102 sh @ $213.3039

~$223KReported value · 1,039 sh @ $214.5707

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