Hershey (NYSE: HSY) reported quarterly earnings of $1.30 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.07 by 21.61 percent. This is a 44.44 percent decrease over earnings of $2.34 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.181 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.113 billion by 2.20 percent. This is a 6.49 percent increase over sales of $2.987 billion the same period last year.