 Hershey Creamery Company is a publicly traded company , with only 36 @,@ 000 shares available , which are listed on Pink Sheets ( OTC Pink : <unk> ) and sold via the over @-@ the @-@ counter market . The company has fewer than 500 shareholders , primarily among the Holder family . Its stocks are considered to be " thinly traded " in that its shares are rarely traded , and then only a few shares are sold at a time . In 2006 , the company maintained a 6 @.@ 2 to 1 price @-@ to @-@ earnings ratio with no long @-@ term debt and shareholders receive quarterly dividends and special dividends . 
