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 51, which is 14 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 37. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hershey Co has seen its stock return 17.5% over the past year, overperforming other confectioner stocks by 3 percentage points.
Hershey Co has an average 1 year
price target of $224.58, a downside of -6.63% from Hershey Co's current stock price of $240.53.
Hershey Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Hershey Co, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 41.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 8.33% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR)
Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) is the second best confectioner stock with a Zen Score of 40, which is 3 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 37. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tootsie Roll Industries has seen its stock return 43.78% over the past year, overperforming other confectioner stocks by 29 percentage points.
3. Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ)
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is the third best confectioner stock with a Zen Score of 36, which is -1 points lower than the confectioner industry average of 37. It passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mondelez International has seen its stock lose -1.94% over the past year, underperforming other confectioner stocks by -16 percentage points.
Mondelez International has an average 1 year
price target of $73.31, an upside of 10.79% from Mondelez International's current stock price of $66.17.
Mondelez International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Mondelez International, 61.54% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 23.08% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.