According to Zen Score, the 3 best confectioner stocks to buy right now are:
1. Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR)
Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) is the top confectioner stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 9 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 38. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tootsie Roll Industries has seen its stock lose -22.82% over the past year, underperforming other confectioner stocks by -2 percentage points.
2. Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY)
Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) is the second best confectioner stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 9 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 38. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hershey Co has seen its stock lose -24.67% over the past year, underperforming other confectioner stocks by -4 percentage points.
Hershey Co has an average 1 year
price target of $205.00, an upside of 6.15% from Hershey Co's current stock price of $193.13.
Hershey Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Hershey Co, 9.09% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.09% have issued a Buy, 72.73% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 9.09% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ)
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is the third best confectioner stock with a Zen Score of 46, which is 8 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 38. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mondelez International has seen its stock lose -6.19% over the past year, overperforming other confectioner stocks by 15 percentage points.
Mondelez International has an average 1 year
price target of $82.63, an upside of 21.7% from Mondelez International's current stock price of $67.89.
Mondelez International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Mondelez International, 87.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.