Insider trade

CFO sold ~$255K of HSY shares in the open market

Traded Jul 20, 2026 · Filed Jul 21, 2026

~$255K
Reported value · 1,500 sh @ $170.00: 53K
Holds after · shares reported: -7.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +3.0%, $171.70 → $159.30 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The money chief of Hershey Company (The) sold $255K 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: Jul 20, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Jul 21, 2026

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$255,000

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

81 days after results of Apr 30, 2026, 10 days before results of Jul 30, 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 $171.70 on Jul 20, 2026, 6% above its 52-week low and 27% below its high, after a 6% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $162.31 (Nov 3, 2025) to $236.28 (Feb 27, 2026), 13% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $182.71 on Jun 4, 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	+6.7%	-2.4%	+9.1%
30 days	+8.2%	+2.5%	+5.8%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000047111-26-000226
Filed / recorded: Jul 21, 2026, 8:26 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: Jul 20, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,500
Price per share: $170.00
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 53,195
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 sold7w ago

~$471KReported value · 2,607 sh @ $180.7205

1.01M → 1M shares held

A big owner of Hershey Company (The) sold $471K of Hershey Company (The) shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Major shareholder sold7w ago

~$814KReported value · 4,492 sh @ $181.188

1M → 999K shares held

A big owner of Hershey Company (The) sold $814K of Hershey Company (The) shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Major shareholder sold7w ago

~$274KReported value · 1,499 sh @ $182.4693

999K → 998K shares held

A big owner of Hershey Company (The) sold $274K 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

~$471KReported value · 2,607 sh @ $180.7205

~$814KReported value · 4,492 sh @ $181.188

~$274KReported value · 1,499 sh @ $182.4693

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