Hershey (NYSE: HSY) reported quarterly earnings of $1.90 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.43 by 32.87 percent. This is a 57.02 percent increase over earnings of $1.21 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.787 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.634 billion by 5.82 percent. This is a 6.59 percent increase over sales of $2.615 billion the same period last year.