HSY insider trading

SEC Form 4 transactions reported by The Hershey Company insiders, officers, directors, and 10%+ beneficial owners. Sourced from EDGAR.

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Recent HSY insider transactions

The 20 most recent non-derivative Form 4 transactions reported by The Hershey Company insiders. Buys are highlighted; the transaction code column matches SEC Form 4 codes (P = open-market purchase, S = sale, A = grant, M = option exercise, F = tax withholding).

Date	Code	Insider	Role	Shares	Price	Value
2026-09-16	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	3,299	$171	$564K
2026-09-16	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	4,135	$172	$709K
2026-09-16	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	2,566	$172	$442K
2026-09-15	A	Brandt Christopher W	Director	77	$170	$13K
2026-09-15	A	Nalebuff Barry James	Director	154	$170	$26K
2026-09-15	A	Curoe Timothy William	Director	191	$170	$32K
2026-09-15	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	140	$173	$24K
2026-09-15	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	676	$172	$116K
2026-09-15	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	6,586	$170	$1.1M
2026-09-15	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	400	$170	$68K
2026-09-15	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	2,198	$171	$377K
2026-09-14	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	1,214	$175	$213K
2026-09-14	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	4,390	$174	$763K
2026-09-14	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	203	$176	$36K
2026-09-14	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	3,993	$175	$697K
2026-09-14	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	200	$178	$36K
2026-09-11	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	868	$174	$151K
2026-09-11	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	6	$173	$1K
2026-09-11	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	9,049	$173	$1.6M
2026-09-11	S	HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL	10%+ owner	77	$175	$13K

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What insider trading data covers for HSY

The Hershey Company (CIK 47111) reports Section 16 insider transactions on Form 4 within two business days. Each filing carries the transaction date, transaction code (P for open-market purchase, S for sale, M for option exercise, F for tax withholding), shares, price, and post-transaction holdings. Optional footnotes disclose Rule 10b5-1 plan references and indirect ownership relationships.

How to interpret HSY insider activity

Treat each filing line through three filters: the transaction code, the role of the filer (officer carries more signal than director), and the dollar value relative to the company's market cap. Open-market purchases (P) by C-suite officers carry the strongest bullish signal. Sales (S) referencing a Rule 10b5-1 plan in the footnotes are pre-arranged and should be discounted. See how to read a Form 4 for the full walkthrough.

Get HSY insider data via API

Pull recent HSY Form 4 filings, filtered to open-market purchases above $100k:

curl "https://api.edgarkit.com/v1/filings?ticker=HSY&form_type=4&transaction_code=P&min_value=100000&limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Subscribe via webhook to receive every new HSY Form 4 in real time:

curl -X POST "https://api.edgarkit.com/v1/webhooks" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://your-server.com/edgarkit-events",
    "filters": {"form_types": ["4"], "tickers": ["HSY"]}
  }'

Cluster buying detection for HSY

The strongest insider signal at the issuer level is cluster buying: three or more distinct insiders placing open-market purchases within a 7-14 day window. For the complete pattern detector, see how to detect insider cluster buying.