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Baptista Research

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. 

We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The Hershey Company’s first quarter of 2026 showed a mixed operational and financial environment, influenced by intensified competition, macroeconomic factors, and timing issues affecting sales patterns.</li><li>Management highlighted that North America confectionery faced increased competitive innovation and merchandising efforts from both mainstream and premium rivals, leading to a slight decline in year-over-year volume market share.</li><li>However, the company maintained that pricing remained rational, with no significant price reductions, and expressed confidence in its strategic position following recent spring resets across key channels, which they believe will support momentum for the second half of the year.</li></ul>

The Hershey Company’s first quarter of 2026 showed a mixed operational and financial environment, influenced by intensified competition, macroeconomic factors, and timing issues affecting sales patterns.Management highlighted that North America confectionery faced increased competitive innovation and merchandising efforts from both mainstream and premium rivals, leading to a slight decline in year-over-year volume market share.However, the company maintained that pricing remained rational, with no significant price reductions, and expressed confidence in its strategic position following recent spring resets across key channels, which they believe will support momentum for the second half of the year.

The Hershey Company: Can Spring Resets Reverse Share Softness In Confectionery?

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The Hershey Company: Can Spring Resets Reverse Share Softness In Confectionery?