Hormel Foods Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hormel Foods in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 7 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Hormel Foods stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in HRL, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Hormel Foods saw a decline in short interest in February. As of February 12th, there was short interest totaling 15,910,000 shares, a decline of 18.1% from the January 28th total of 19,430,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,710,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.9 days. Approximately 5.7% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Hormel Foods is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 20th 2021.
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Hormel Foods Co. (NYSE:HRL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 17th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.01. Hormel Foods had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.55% and a net margin of 9.45%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.45 earnings per share.
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Hormel Foods' stock was trading at $42.27 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, HRL shares have increased by 11.1% and is now trading at $46.96.
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Hormel Foods announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, January 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.245 per share on Tuesday, February 16th. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 8th. This is an increase from Hormel Foods's previous quarterly dividend of $0.23.
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Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.09%. Hormel Foods has been increasing its dividend for 53 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Hormel Foods is 59.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Hormel Foods will have a dividend payout ratio of 52.97% next year. This indicates that Hormel Foods will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Hormel Foods shares split before market open on Wednesday, February 10th 2016. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, November 25th 2015. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, February 9th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of Hormel Foods stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Hormel Foods issued an update on its FY 2021 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 18th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.70-1.82 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.73. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.7-10.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $9.96 billion.

8 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Hormel Foods' stock. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $56.00. On average, they expect Hormel Foods' stock price to reach $45.86 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.3%.
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104 employees have rated Hormel Foods CEO James P. Snee on Glassdoor.com. James P. Snee has an approval rating of 89% among Hormel Foods' employees.

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Hormel Foods trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HRL."

Hormel Foods' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.39%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.84%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.84%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.78%), Northern Trust Corp (0.73%) and Norges Bank (0.52%). Company insiders that own Hormel Foods stock include Deanna T Brady, Elsa A Murano, Gary Jamison, Glenn R Leitch, Glenn S Forbes, Howse Steve, James M Splinter, James N Sheehan, James P Snee, Jana L Haynes, Kevin L Myers, Larry L Vorpahl, Lori J Marco, Luis G Marconi, Mark A Coffey, Patrick J Connor, Robert Nakasone, Steven J Lykken, Susan K Nestegard, Swen Neufeldt, Terrell K Crews, Thomas R Day and Todd James.
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HRL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Morgan Stanley, Lazard Asset Management LLC, Northern Trust Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Nelson Roberts Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Hormel Foods company stock in the last year include Deanna T Brady, Elsa A Murano, Glenn R Leitch, James M Splinter, James N Sheehan, Jana L Haynes, Lori J Marco, Luis G Marconi, Steven J Lykken, Susan K Nestegard, Swen Neufeldt, Terrell K Crews, and Thomas R Day.
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HRL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, First Trust Advisors LP, Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., ProShare Advisors LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Barclays PLC, and Ossiam. Company insiders that have bought Hormel Foods stock in the last two years include Steven J Lykken, Swen Neufeldt, and Todd James.
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One share of HRL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.96.

Hormel Foods has a market capitalization of $25.35 billion and generates $9.61 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $908.08 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.66 on an earnings per share basis.

Hormel Foods employs 19,100 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of Hormel Foods: 199 Ventures LLC, Alma Foods LLC, Applegate, Applegate Farms LLC, Applegate Investment Corporation, Arriba Foods Inc., Beijing Hormel Business Management Co. Ltd., Beijing Hormel Foods Co. Ltd., Boca Grande Foods Inc., Burke Corporation, Burke Marketing Corporation, Campoco Inc., Castelmassa Participação S.A., Century Foods International, Century Foods International LLC, Century Foods Land Development LLC, Ceratti, ChampBev Inc., Cidade do Sol Alimentos S.A., Clean Field Comercio de Produtos Alimenticios Ltda., Columbus Manufacturing, Columbus Manufacturing Inc., Creative Contract Packaging LLC, Cultivated Foods LLC, CytoSport, Dan’s Prize Inc., Diamond Crystal Brands, Diversified Foods Insurance Company LLC, Dold Foods LLC, Farmer John, Fontanini Foods LLC, Fontanini Italian Meats and Sausages, HF International Holdings C.V., Hormel (China) Investment Co. Ltd., Hormel Canada Ltd., Hormel Financial Services Corporation, Hormel Foods Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., Hormel Foods Australia Pty Limited, Hormel Foods Brazil Paricipações Ltda., Hormel Foods Corporate Services LLC, Hormel Foods International Corporation, Hormel Foods Japan KK, Hormel Foods LLC, Hormel Foods México S. de R.L. de C.V., Hormel Foods Sales LLC, Hormel Health Labs LLC, Hormel International Investments LLC, Hormel MM Holding Corporation, Hormel Netherlands B.V., JJOTS LLC, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc., Jennie-O Turkey Store International Inc., Jennie-O Turkey Store LLC, Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales LLC, Jiaxing Hormel Foods Co. Ltd., Justin’s, Justin’s LLC, Lloyd's Barbeque, Lloyd’s Barbeque Company LLC, Logistic Service LLC, Mark Lynn Foods Inc., Melting Pot Foods LLC, Mespil Inc., Mexican Accent LLC, Mountain Prairie LLC, Omamori Indústria de Alimentos Ltda., Osceola Food LLC, PT Hormel Garudafood Jaya, Papillion Foods LLC, Pistóia – Participações S.A., Planters, Progressive Processing LLC, Provena Foods Inc., R.N.C. – Participações Ltda., Rochelle Foods LLC, SKIPPY, Saag's Products, Sadler's Smokehouse LLC, Sadler's Smokehouse Ltd, Shanghai Hormel Foods Co. Ltd., Shedd’s Country Crock Business - Unilever, Skippy Foods LLC, Stagg Foods LLC, Talis Distribuidora de Alimentos Ltda., Valley Fresh, Valley Fresh Inc., and West Central Turkeys LLC.

Hormel Foods was founded in 1891.

The official website for Hormel Foods is www.hormelfoods.com.

Hormel Foods is headquartered at 1 HORMEL PL, AUSTIN MN, 55912.

Hormel Foods' mailing address is 1 HORMEL PL, AUSTIN MN, 55912. The company can be reached via phone at 507-437-5611 or via email at [email protected]