Insider trade

CFO sold ~$325K of HSY shares in the open market

Traded Mar 18, 2026 · Filed Mar 19, 2026

~$325K
Reported value · 1,500 sh @ $216.71: 60K
Holds after · shares reported: -25.1%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +15.5%, $212.72 → $159.30 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of Hershey Company (The) sold $325K 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: Mar 18, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Mar 19, 2026

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$325,065

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

41 days after results of Feb 5, 2026, 13 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 $212.72 on Mar 18, 2026, 41% above its 52-week low and 10% below its high, after a 6% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $151.29 (May 21, 2025) to $236.28 (Feb 27, 2026), 72% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $201.47 on Feb 3, 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	+1.7%	-2.2%	+3.9%
30 days	-8.9%	+9.3%	-18.2%
90 days	-17.9%	+15.1%	-33.0%
180 days	-18.7%	+16.3%	-35.0%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000047111-26-000118
Filed / recorded: Mar 19, 2026, 8:53 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: Mar 18, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,500
Price per share: $216.71
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 59,869
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 sold6mo ago

~$937KReported value · 4,743 sh @ $197.6478

1.88M → 1.87M shares held

A big owner of Hershey Company (The) sold $937K of Hershey Company (The) shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Major shareholder sold6mo ago

~$734KReported value · 3,701 sh @ $198.2885

1.87M → 1.87M shares held

A big owner of Hershey Company (The) sold $734K of Hershey Company (The) shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Major shareholder sold6mo ago

~$294KReported value · 1,476 sh @ $199.4746

1.87M → 1.87M shares held

A big owner of Hershey Company (The) sold $294K 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

~$937KReported value · 4,743 sh @ $197.6478

~$734KReported value · 3,701 sh @ $198.2885

~$294KReported value · 1,476 sh @ $199.4746

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