According to Zen Score, the 3 best confectioner stocks to buy right now are:
1. Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY)
Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) is the top confectioner stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 10 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 37. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hershey Co has seen its stock lose -25.3% over the past year, underperforming other confectioner stocks by -3 percentage points.
Hershey Co has an average 1 year
price target of $203.00, a downside of -0.87% from Hershey Co's current stock price of $204.78.
Hershey Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Hershey Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 80% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 10% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ)
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is the second best confectioner stock with a Zen Score of 46, which is 9 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 37. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mondelez International has seen its stock lose -8.59% over the past year, overperforming other confectioner stocks by 13 percentage points.
Mondelez International has an average 1 year
price target of $82.67, an upside of 16.11% from Mondelez International's current stock price of $71.20.
Mondelez International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Mondelez International, 77.78% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR)
Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) is the third best confectioner stock with a Zen Score of 43, which is 6 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 37. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tootsie Roll Industries has seen its stock lose -22.58% over the past year, underperforming other confectioner stocks by -1 percentage points.