$HSY

Voskuil Steven E sold $260K of HSY

Voskuil Steven E (SVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 1,500 shares of HERSHEY CO (HSY) at $173.43 ($0.26M total) on 2026-06-18 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Voskuil Steven E
Published Jun 22, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
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Neutral
medium confidence
Mentioned
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Relevance
3/10
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$HSYNeutralLow
01

Why it matters

Provides a fresh, primary-source datapoint on insider selling activity, but does not include earnings, guidance, or operational changes.

02

Market read

Useful for monitoring insider behavior, but unlikely to drive a fundamental repricing without additional company-specific news.

03

What to watch

Traders may overreact to insider sales; the key nuance here is the pre-arranged nature and relatively small share count versus typical daily liquidity.

Relevance 3/10Novelty 5/10Timing: New Form 4 filed 2026-06-22 (sale dated 2026-06-18).

Background

The article is a SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Hershey’s CFO.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$HSYNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Hershey CFO Steven E Voskuil sold 1,500 shares on 2026-06-18 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, totaling $260,145.

Expected impact

Low likelihood of a sustained price move; any impact is likely short-lived sentiment noise.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a Form 4 insider transaction with a disclosed sale size and 10b5-1 pre-arrangement, which usually reduces interpretive weight versus discretionary selling.

Market effects

Minimal; this is company-specific insider activity with no sector-wide catalyst.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Because the sale is explicitly under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, it may reflect scheduled liquidity needs rather than a bearish view.

Key entities

  • Hershey Co

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction; CFO Steven E Voskuil sold shares under a 10b5-1 plan.

  • Steven E Voskuil

    Hershey SVP and Chief Financial Officer; reported open-market sale of 1,500 shares.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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