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SEC EDGARJUL 61 min read$HSY

Robbin-Coker Cordel sold $22K of HSY

Robbin-Coker Cordel sold 124 shares of HERSHEY CO (HSY) at $180.37 on 2026-07-02 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Robbin-Coker Cordel
Published Jul 6, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC
Analysis
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Added to alphai Jul 6, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC. Informational, not investment advice.
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Mentioned
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Relevance
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$HSYNeutralLow
01

Why it matters

The newest fact is the director’s open-market sale details (124 shares, $180.37/share, $22,365.88 total) executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

02

Market read

Traders may log the sale for sentiment/positioning, but it does not introduce new fundamental information.

03

What to watch

The transaction is small and explicitly pre-arranged; without additional context (e.g., buy transactions, larger sales, or changes in plan), it’s hard to infer fundamentals.

Relevance 2/10Novelty 2/10Timing: Filed on 2026-07-06 after-hours; reflects sale executed 2026-07-02.

Background

The article is a primary-source SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Hershey (HSY).

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$HSYNeutralHigh confidence
Context

Hershey director Robbin-Coker Cordel filed a Form 4 open-market sale of 124 shares at $180.37 on July 2 under a 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Likely negligible immediate price impact; any effect would be sentiment-only and short-lived.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is an insider transaction (director) with a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, and the disclosed size ($22.4k) is small relative to typical market moves.

Market effects

Sector

No sector read-through; this is company-specific insider trading with no operational/regulatory catalyst.

Regional

None indicated.

Global

None indicated.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

Even with 10b5-1, repeated insider selling can coincide with personal liquidity needs or reduced confidence; traders may still watch for clustering of sales.

Key entities

  • public_company
    HSY

    Hershey Co; issuer of the Form 4 insider transaction.

  • insider
    Robbin-Coker Cordel

    Director at Hershey; reported the sale on Form 4.

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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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