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Hormel Foods (HRL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$30.26 -0.21 (-0.69%)
As of 03:58 PM Eastern

About Hormel Foods Stock (NYSE:HRL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$29.97
$30.62
50-Day Range
$29.13
$31.18
52-Week Range
$27.59
$33.80
Volume
2.98 million shs
Average Volume
2.68 million shs
Market Capitalization
$16.64 billion
P/E Ratio
22.25
Dividend Yield
3.83%
Price Target
$32.86
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. It sells its products under the HORMEL, ALWAYS TENDER, APPLEGATE, AUSTIN BLUES, BACON 1, BLACK LABEL, BREAD READY, BURKE, CAFÉ H, CERATTI, CHI-CHI'S, COLUMBUS, COMPLEATS, CORN NUTS, CURE 81, DAN'S PRIZE, DI LUSSO, DINTY MOORE, DON MIGUEL, DOÑA MARIA, EMBASA, FAST N EASY, FIRE BRAISED, FONTANINI, HAPPY LITTLE PLANTS, HERDEZ, HORMEL GATHERINGS, HORMEL SQUARE TABLE, HORMEL VITAL CUISINE, HOUSE OF TSANG, JENNIE-O, JUSTIN'S, LA VICTORIA, LAYOUT, LLOYD'S, MARY KITCHEN, MR. PEANUT, NATURAL CHOICE, NUT-RITION, OLD SMOKEHOUSE, OVEN READY, PILLOW PACK, PLANTERS, ROSA GRANDE, SADLER'S SMOKEHOUSE, SKIPPY, SPAM, SPECIAL RECIPE, THICK & EASY, VALLEY FRESH, AND WHOLLY brands through sales personnel, independent brokers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Geo. A. Hormel & Company and changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Hormel Foods Corporation was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota.

Hormel Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

HRL MarketRank™: 

Hormel Foods scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 54th out of 152 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Hormel Foods has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Hormel Foods has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Hormel Foods' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Hormel Foods are expected to grow by 11.52% in the coming year, from $1.65 to $1.84 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Hormel Foods is 22.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hormel Foods is 22.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 19.48.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Hormel Foods has a PEG Ratio of 3.47. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Hormel Foods has a P/B Ratio of 2.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Hormel Foods' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.43% of the float of Hormel Foods has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Hormel Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hormel Foods has recently increased by 17.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Hormel Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Hormel Foods has been increasing its dividend for 60 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Hormel Foods is 85.29%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Hormel Foods will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.04% next year. This indicates that Hormel Foods will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Hormel Foods' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.43% of the float of Hormel Foods has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Hormel Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hormel Foods has recently increased by 17.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Hormel Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Hormel Foods this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    29 people have searched for HRL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 4% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added Hormel Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Hormel Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.72% of the stock of Hormel Foods is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    40.99% of the stock of Hormel Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Hormel Foods' insider trading history.
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HRL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hormel Foods' stock was trading at $31.37 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HRL shares have decreased by 3.5% and is now trading at $30.26.
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Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 29th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.35. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .3% on a year-over-year basis.
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Hormel Foods shares split on Wednesday, February 10th 2016.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, November 25th 2015. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, February 9th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Hormel Foods: Planters, Sadler's Smokehouse Ltd, Shedd’s Country Crock Business - Unilever, Columbus Manufacturing, Ceratti, Fontanini Italian Meats and Sausages, Justin’s, and more.

Shares of HRL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hormel Foods investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Chevron (CVX), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Walmart (WMT) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/15 Dividend
4/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend
4/14/2025
Dividend Payable
5/15/2025
Last Earnings
5/29/2025
Today
6/30/2025
Record date for 8/15 Dividend
7/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
7/14/2025
Dividend Payable
8/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/03/2025
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
FOOD - MEAT PRODS
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
Current Symbol
NYSE:HRL
Employees
20,000
Year Founded
1891

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$32.86
High Stock Price Target
$36.00
Low Stock Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.57
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
22.25
Forward P/E Ratio
18.34
P/E Growth
3.47
Net Income
$805.04 million
Pretax Margin
8.00%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$11.92 billion
Cash Flow
$2.03 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.87
Book Value
$14.60 per share
Price / Book
2.07

Miscellaneous

Free Float
545,936,000
Market Cap
$16.64 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.33

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This page (NYSE:HRL) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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