Financial markets are fascinating if you can predict them. Also, the traders acting on financial markets produce a vast amount of information to analyse the consequences of investing according to the current market trends. Stock Market prediction is the technique to determine whether stock value will go up or down as it plays an active role in the financial gain of nation's economic status. We evaluate Hershey's prediction models with Inductive Learning (ML) and Factor1,2,3,4 and conclude that the HSY stock is predictable in the short/long term. According to price forecasts for (n+6 month) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold HSY stock.

Keywords: HSY, Hershey's, stock forecast, machine learning based prediction, risk rating, buy-sell behaviour, stock analysis, target price analysis, options and futures.

## Key Points

1. What are buy sell or hold recommendations?
2. What are main components of Markov decision process?
3. Can machine learning predict?

## HSY Target Price Prediction Modeling Methodology

Stock prediction is a very hot topic in our life. However, in the early time, because of some reasons and the limitation of the device, only a few people had the access to the study. Thanks to the rapid development of science and technology, in recent years more and more people are devoted to the study of the prediction and it becomes easier and easier for us to make stock prediction by using different ways now, including machine learning, deep learning and so on. We consider Hershey's Stock Decision Process with Factor where A is the set of discrete actions of HSY stock holders, F is the set of discrete states, P : S × F × S → R is the transition probability distribution, R : S × F → R is the reaction function, and γ ∈ [0, 1] is a move factor for expectation.1,2,3,4

F(Factor)5,6,7= $\begin{array}{cccc}{p}_{a1}& {p}_{a2}& \dots & {p}_{1n}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{j1}& {p}_{j2}& \dots & {p}_{jn}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{k1}& {p}_{k2}& \dots & {p}_{kn}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{n1}& {p}_{n2}& \dots & {p}_{nn}\end{array}$ X R(Inductive Learning (ML)) X S(n):→ (n+6 month) $R=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}1& 0& 0\\ 0& 1& 0\\ 0& 0& 1\end{array}\right)$

n:Time series to forecast

p:Price signals of HSY stock

j:Nash equilibria

k:Dominated move

a:Best response for target price

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## HSY Stock Forecast (Buy or Sell) for (n+6 month)

Sample Set: Neural Network
Stock/Index: HSY Hershey's
Time series to forecast n: 17 Sep 2022 for (n+6 month)

According to price forecasts for (n+6 month) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold HSY stock.

X axis: *Likelihood% (The higher the percentage value, the more likely the event will occur.)

Y axis: *Potential Impact% (The higher the percentage value, the more likely the price will deviate.)

Z axis (Yellow to Green): *Technical Analysis%

## Conclusions

Hershey's assigned short-term Ba2 & long-term B2 forecasted stock rating. We evaluate the prediction models Inductive Learning (ML) with Factor1,2,3,4 and conclude that the HSY stock is predictable in the short/long term. According to price forecasts for (n+6 month) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold HSY stock.

### Financial State Forecast for HSY Stock Options & Futures

Rating Short-Term Long-Term Senior
Outlook*Ba2B2
Operational Risk 8181
Market Risk7534
Technical Analysis6545
Fundamental Analysis8739
Risk Unsystematic3060

### Prediction Confidence Score

Trust metric by Neural Network: 81 out of 100 with 648 signals.

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Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: What is the prediction methodology for HSY stock?
A: HSY stock prediction methodology: We evaluate the prediction models Inductive Learning (ML) and Factor
Q: Is HSY stock a buy or sell?
A: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold HSY Stock.
Q: Is Hershey's stock a good investment?
A: The consensus rating for Hershey's is Hold and assigned short-term Ba2 & long-term B2 forecasted stock rating.
Q: What is the consensus rating of HSY stock?
A: The consensus rating for HSY is Hold.
Q: What is the prediction period for HSY stock?
A: The prediction period for HSY is (n+6 month)