ation’s stock will remain stable over the next six months. During this semester the price did not vary much, and I see no reason for the price to drop. In fact at this time last year the stock price was $68 7/8. If the company is fortunate it may see its stock price rise again. I can see the price rising due to the Christmas season coming up. It was stated that Hershey has seasonality, and maybe a rise in sales will cause a rise in stock prices. Another reason for a raise in sales could be caused by improvement in shipping and inventory costs. This rise in sales may also cause the stock’s price to go up. In the SEC filings it says that Hershey purchased a pasta company that failed. Soon after its purchase Hershey sold the pasta business and used the profits to pay debt. With this failure along with the shipping and customer service problems they incurred in July, maybe the company has just had a bad year and stock prices will go back up to the upper sixties where they were last year. Based on this information, if I had to make a solid decision I would predict that stock prices will slowly rise but not jump up too much over the next six months. ...
