It is often explained that HSY is down because of high cocoa prices. While cocoa prices are temporarily high, I would anticipate that these cost pressures will fade as time goes on and HSY will be back on its growth trajectory.
While stocks can be sold in a variety of ways by "people of influence" such as board members or C level executives, this pithy observation from the long-time Barron's columnist captures the situation adroitly.
