Hormel Foods (HRL) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Key Points

• Hormel Foods is expected to announce its Q3 2025 earnings on August 28th, with analysts predicting earnings of $0.41 per share and revenue of $2.9812 billion.
• In its previous earnings release, Hormel reported an EPS of $0.35, matching analyst expectations, and a revenue of $2.90 billion, slightly below estimates.
• Recent analyst ratings indicate a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy," with a target price averaging around $33.00, reflecting an overall positive outlook for the stock.

Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL - Get Free Report) is anticipated to post its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, August 28th. Analysts expect Hormel Foods to post earnings of $0.41 per share and revenue of $2.9812 billion for the quarter. Hormel Foods has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.580-1.680 EPS.Investors are encouraged to explore the company's upcoming Q3 2025 earningoverview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET.

Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 29th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.35. Hormel Foods had a net margin of 6.27% and a return on equity of 10.20%. The company had revenue of $2.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.92 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.38 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Hormel Foods to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Hormel Foods Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of NYSE HRL traded down $0.2850 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $28.9650. The stock had a trading volume of 1,066,915 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,131,068. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 2.47. Hormel Foods has a 1 year low of $27.59 and a 1 year high of $33.80. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $29.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.68. The firm has a market cap of $15.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 0.31.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hormel Foods

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its stake in Hormel Foods by 17.1% during the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,510,409 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,690,000 after acquiring an additional 220,696 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Hormel Foods by 84.6% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,506,263 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,564,000 after acquiring an additional 690,398 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Hormel Foods by 57.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,415,786 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,828,000 after acquiring an additional 517,841 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board lifted its stake in shares of Hormel Foods by 11.3% in the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 622,773 shares of the company's stock worth $18,839,000 after purchasing an additional 63,300 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Hormel Foods by 23.2% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 538,717 shares of the company's stock worth $16,296,000 after purchasing an additional 101,588 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 40.99% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on HRL shares. Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and issued a $31.00 target price on shares of Hormel Foods in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Hormel Foods from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $29.00 to $34.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Hormel Foods from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Hormel Foods from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $30.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Hormel Foods in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. They set a "buy" rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $33.00.

Hormel Foods Company Profile

Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and other food products to retail, foodservice, deli, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International segments. The company provides various perishable products that include fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, sausages, hams, guacamoles, and bacons; and shelf-stable products comprising canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chili, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hash, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, nutritional food supplements, and others.