JP Morgan cuts Hershey's PT on softer demand, higher cocoa prices
** Brokerage JP Morgan cuts chocolate maker Hershey's HSY.N PT to $180 from $188, citing softer demand and higher raw material costs
** Says have not seen evidence that either chocolate or snacking in general is improving
** We don't believe GLP-1 constitute a significant driver of consumer trends at this time; they are going to be more significant from here and are increasingly coming up in conversations - brokerage
** Adds, cocoa prices are expected to remain high for the coming future
** Maintains "neutral" rating, notes snacks category, in general, is slumping and chocolate competition is getting intense
** New PT represents a 3.2% discount to stock's last close of $185.98
** Two of 25 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or "higher", 20 "hold" and three "sell" or "lower"; their median PT is $200 - LSEG
** Including session moves, stock down 0.38% YTD
Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru
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