Hershey (NYSE:HSY) reported quarterly earnings of $1.21 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.98 by 23.6 percent. This is a 4.72 percent decrease over earnings of $1.27 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.615 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.518 billion by 3.82 percent. This is a 26.07 percent increase over sales of $2.074 billion the same period last year.