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Best Confectioner Stocks to Buy Now (2023)

Top confectioner stocks in 2023 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best confectioner stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the confectioners industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best confectioner stocks to buy right now are:

Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) is the top confectioner stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 15 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 35. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hershey Co has seen its stock return 17.36% over the past year, overperforming other confectioner stocks by 1 percentage points.

Hershey Co has an average 1 year price target of $223.82, a downside of -8.47% from Hershey Co's current stock price of $244.54.

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, 36.36% have issued a Buy, 45.45% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 9.09% have issued a Strong Sell.

Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) is the second best confectioner stock with a Zen Score of 37, which is 2 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 35. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tootsie Roll Industries has seen its stock return 32.79% over the past year, overperforming other confectioner stocks by 16 percentage points.

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is the third best confectioner stock with a Zen Score of 33, which is -2 points lower than the confectioner industry average of 35. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mondelez International has seen its stock return 10.36% over the past year, underperforming other confectioner stocks by -6 percentage points.

Mondelez International has an average 1 year price target of $73.15, an upside of 8.01% from Mondelez International's current stock price of $67.73.

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.

Out of 3 confectioner stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 confectioner stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) has an annual dividend yield of 2.17%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the confectioner industry average of 1.54%. Mondelez International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Mondelez International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mondelez International's dividend payout ratio of 74.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) has an annual dividend yield of 1.64%, which is the same as the confectioner industry average of 1.54%. Hershey Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hershey Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hershey Co's dividend payout ratio of 53.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) has an annual dividend yield of 0.8%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the confectioner industry average of 1.54%. Tootsie Roll Industries's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Tootsie Roll Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tootsie Roll Industries's dividend payout ratio of 32.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Confectioner stocks were up 0.87% in the last day, and up 2.37% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 2 most undervalued confectioner stocks right now are:

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) is the most undervalued confectioner stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mondelez International has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mondelez International's stock has gained 10.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the confectioner industry by -6 percentage points.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ:RMCF) is the second most undervalued confectioner stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the confectioner industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's stock has dropped -34.29% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the confectioner industry by -51 percentage points.