Hershey Trust (NYSE: HSY) trims stake with 30,000-share sale
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Hershey Trust Company, as trustee for Milton Hershey School, reported open-market sales of 30,000 shares of The Hershey Company common stock. The sales took place over three days, from March 30 to April 1, 2026, at prices generally a little above $200 per share.
After these transactions, the reporting person holds 1,936,119 shares of common stock directly, plus 39,630 common shares indirectly held by Hershey Trust Company. It also directly holds 54,612,012 shares of Class B common stock, which are convertible share-for-share into common stock at any time without an expiration date and without additional payment.
Positive
- None.
Negative
- None.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
Net Seller: 30,000 shares ($6,258,112)
Net Sell
24 txns
Insider
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL
Role
10% Owner
Sold
30,000 shs ($6.26M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 64 | $200.7672 | $13K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 264 | $201.5895 | $53K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 3,658 | $202.701 | $741K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 3,303 | $203.5553 | $672K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 2,630 | $204.3373 | $537K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 81 | $205.0554 | $17K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 37 | $205.927 | $8K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 1,286 | $206.4435 | $265K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 5,399 | $207.7324 | $1.12M |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 721 | $208.4364 | $150K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 110 | $209.1238 | $23K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 351 | $210.4493 | $74K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 952 | $211.3859 | $201K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 244 | $212.2128 | $52K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 531 | $213.5121 | $113K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 259 | $214.463 | $56K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 110 | $215.0655 | $24K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 46 | $211.9374 | $10K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 415 | $212.6634 | $88K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 7,231 | $213.5724 | $1.54M |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 2,274 | $214.2219 | $487K |
| Sale | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | 34 | $215.0586 | $7K |
| holding | Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock, $1.00 par value | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock, $1.00 par value — 1,946,055 shares (Direct);
Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value — 54,612,012 shares (Direct);
Common Stock, $1.00 par value — 39,630 shares (Indirect, By Hershey Trust Company)
Footnotes (1)
- The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $211.9080 to $211.9791, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $212.3990 to $212.8895, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $213.0188 to $213.9956, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $214.0040 to $214.9748, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $215.0036 to $215.1021, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $205.7800 to $205.9924, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $206.0163 to $206.9957, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $207.0200 to $207.9946, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $208.0203 to $208.8541, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $209.0264 to $209.1335, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $210.1369 to $210.9616, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $211.1051 to $211.9958, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $212.0039 to $212.5100, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $213.0304 to $213.9899, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $214.0010 to $214.9850, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $215.0200 to $215.0700, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $200.6100 to $200.8700, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $201.0200 to $201.9200, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $202.0800 to $202.9900, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $203.0000 to $203.9985, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $204.0000 to $204.9900, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at price a ranging from $205.0000 to $205.2800, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to any security holder of The Hershey Company, or to The Hershey Company, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. Hershey Trust Company is wholly owned by Milton Hershey School Trust and is trustee for the Milton Hershey School Trust. All shares of Class B common stock, $1.00 par value convertible share-for-share into common stock, $1.00 par value, at any time, and without payment other than for the fact of conversion. There is no expiration date. The conversion price is the market price of the Common Stock on the previous business day.
Key Figures
Common shares sold: 30,000 shares
Price range (selected trades): $200.61–$215.10 per share
Direct common holdings after trades: 1,936,119 shares
+3 more
6 metrics
Common shares sold
30,000 shares
Open-market sales from March 30 to April 1, 2026
Price range (selected trades)
$200.61–$215.10 per share
Weighted average price ranges from multiple sale footnotes
Direct common holdings after trades
1,936,119 shares
Common stock directly held after the final reported sale
Indirect common holdings
39,630 shares
Common stock held indirectly by Hershey Trust Company
Class B common stock
54,612,012 shares
Directly held, convertible share-for-share into common stock
Average sale example
$213.57 per share
One reported weighted average price on March 30, 2026
Key Terms
open-market sale, Class B common stock, weighted average price, convertible share-for-share, +1 more
5 terms
open-market sale financial
"transaction_action": "open-market sale""
An open-market sale is when a shareholder sells existing shares directly on a public exchange to any willing buyer, rather than through a private deal. Think of it like putting goods on a busy market stall where price is set by supply and demand; for investors it matters because such sales increase available supply, can put short-term downward pressure on the stock price, and signal changes in liquidity or investor confidence.
Class B common stock financial
"All shares of Class B common stock, $1.00 par value convertible"
A class B common stock is one of multiple types of a company’s ordinary shares that carries specific rights—often different voting power or dividend priority—compared with other classes. For investors it matters because those differences affect how much influence you have over company decisions, the income you might receive, and how freely the shares trade; think of it like owning a car with different keys: some keys let you start the engine and open the trunk, others only unlock the door.
weighted average price financial
"The Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
Milton Hershey School Trust financial
"Hershey Trust Company is wholly owned by Milton Hershey School Trust"
FAQ
What is the Class B common stock position reported for HSY?
The filing shows 54,612,012 shares of Class B common stock held directly. Footnotes explain these Class B shares are convertible share-for-share into HSY common stock at any time, with no expiration date and no additional payment required.
Who is the reporting person in this HSY Form 4?
The reporting person is Hershey Trust Company, trustee in trust for Milton Hershey School. A footnote notes Hershey Trust Company is wholly owned by the Milton Hershey School Trust and serves as its trustee in this capacity.