Is Hershey Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold in 2025?

Hershey's (HSY 1.70%) stock price has fallen a huge 45% or so from its 2023 highs. That has pushed the dividend yield up to a historically high 3.7%. Whether or not you view this as an opportunity to buy the stock will depend on how you think the company will handle the potentially long-term headwinds created by a massive rise in the cost of cocoa, a key ingredient in Hershey's chocolate products.The case for selling Hershey stockGiven the stock price decline, the sell story for Hershey is the one with the ...