Hershey Co vs Main Street Capital Corporation — how do they compare? Hershey Co trades at $181.66 (market cap $36.56B), while Main Street Capital Corporation trades at $59 (market cap $5.52B). The key difference: Hershey Co is far larger — about 6.6× Main Street Capital Corporation's market cap, and Main Street Capital Corporation pays the higher dividend (5.39%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| HSY | MAIN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.56B | $5.52B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Financials |
52-Week High | $236.28 | $67.54 |
52-Week Low | $162.31 | $49.63 |
Enterprise Value | $41.70B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.19% | 5.39% |
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Hershey is a leading confectionery manufacturer in the U.S. (around a $25 billion market), controlling around 46% of the domestic chocolate space (per IRI). Beyond its namesake label, the firm's mix has expanded over the last 85 years and now consists of 100 brands, including Reese's, Kit Kat, Kisses, and Ice Breakers. Hershey's products are sold in about 80 countries, albeit with just a high-single-digit percentage of sales coming from markets outside the U.S., including Brazil, India, and Mexico. The firm has sought inorganic opportunities to extend its reach beyond its core confection business, adding Amplify Snack Brands and its Skinny Pop ready-to-eat popcorn to its mix and Pirate Brands (including the Pirate's Booty, Smart Puffs, and Original Tings brands) over the past few years.
Read more on HSY →Main Street Capital Corp is an investment firm engaged in providing customized debt and equity financing to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. The investment portfolio of the company is typically made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. The group invests in secured debt investments, equity investments, warrants and other securities of the lower middle market and middle market companies based in the US. Business is functioned through the U.S region and it derives the majority of the income from the source of fee, commission, and interest.
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