Hershey Co (HSY) Earnings Beat Estimates By A Penny

Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY) released its earnings report for the three months through June 30 this morning before the market opened on Wall Street. The company showed that it earned $0.72 per share in the three months period. Revenue in the second quarter of the year came to $1.51. In trading on Wednesday, stock in Hershey lost some value and finished the day at $92.77.

According to a consensus estimate of analysts following Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY), this morning's earnings were expected to come in at 71 cents per share. Revenue for the three month period covered in the release was expected to total $1.5 billion....