Hershey Beats Estimates, Raises Dividend
Seekingalpha.com
The Hershey Company ( HSY ) reported results for the fourth quarter and full year with quarterly earnings of 55 cents per share. Earnings were 9 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate and up 52.8% year over year. Profits were primarily dr...
Hershey Medical Center receives record $10.1M donor commitment
Central Penn Business Journal
Donors committed a record $10.1 million to the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in December, the most the medical center received in December of any year, the medical provider recently said.
Cadbury shareholders approve Kraft takeover
YAHOO!
But it gave Kraft a negative outlook, saying the company needed to commit to reducing debt. Last month, potential Cadbury suitors such as Hershey ( HSY .N), Italy's Ferrero and Nestle ruled out bids. Hershey reported a higher-than-expected ...
Hershey defends Cadbury decision
Reuters UK
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chocolate maker Hershey Co ( HSY.N ) defended its decision to back away from ... together a bid ahead of a deadline late last month, it struggled to finance an offer for a company more than twice its size and stood down ...
Sweet: Hershey 4Q profit climbs; dividend raised
USA Today
Hershey Co., the nation's second-biggest candy maker, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit climbed on price increases and lower charges as it continued to push its brands to cost-conscious consumers and gain market share.
Aetna, Borders Coventry, Hershey, Humana: U.S. Equity Movers
BusinessWeek
company raised its bid. Kraft fell 2.7 percent to $28.62 for the biggest decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Hershey Co. (HSY US), a candy maker that had prepared to mount a rival offer, added 4.3 percent to $37.81. China Unicom Lt...
UPDATE 2-Hershey sticks to 2010 forecast, raises dividend
Reuters
CHICAGO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Hershey Co ( HSY.N ) posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit ... Analysts said Hershey's attempt to put together a bid for Cadbury that would have left the company highly leveraged showed that the company a...
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Hershey, United Parcel Services Inc., Chesapeake Energy, Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and ...
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Hershey sticks to 2010 profit forecast
CNBC
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hershey Co posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and is on target to meet its 2010 ... For the fourth quarter, the company reported earnings of 63 cents a share before one-time items. Analysts on average foreca...
Ann Taylor, BP, Exxon, Freeport, Hershey: U.S. Equity Movers
Bloomberg
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies are having unusual moves in U.S. trading . Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 9:50 a.m. in New York.
Hershey Defends Cadbury Decision, Raises Dividend
Post Chronicle
Chocolate maker Hershey Co defended its decision to back away from a ... tried to pull together a bid ahead of a deadline late last month, it struggled to finance an offer for a company more than twice its size and stood down once Kraft .....
Hershey, Dow, News Corp., MetLife
Marketwatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares that are expected to see active trading in Tuesday's session include those of Hershey Co., Dow Chemical Co., News Corp. and MetLife Inc. Hershey (NYSE:HSY) is forecast ... own up to 37% of the company's...
UPDATE: Hershey 4Q Profit Up; Co Open To Making Acquisitions
NASDAQ
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Hershey Co. (HSY) reported a 54% jump in its fourth- quarter profit due to better ... On a conference call, Chief Executive David West said the company's management and board unanimously decided not to bid for Cadbury...
