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Hormel Foods (HRL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$25.58 -3.44 (-11.87%)
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About Hormel Foods Stock (NYSE:HRL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$23.71
$25.53
50-Day Range
$28.07
$31.52
52-Week Range
$23.71
$33.80
Volume
13.17 million shs
Average Volume
3.21 million shs
Market Capitalization
$14.06 billion
P/E Ratio
18.75
Dividend Yield
4.54%
Price Target
$33.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Hormel Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

HRL MarketRank™: 

Hormel Foods scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 151 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 2.63, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Hormel Foods has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • 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 18.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.70.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hormel Foods is 18.69, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.28.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Hormel Foods has a PEG Ratio of 3.27. 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 1.74. 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

    4.07% 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 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hormel Foods has recently decreased by 7.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Hormel Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.03%, 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

    4.07% 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 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hormel Foods has recently decreased by 7.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Hormel Foods has a news sentiment score of 1.07. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for Hormel Foods this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    22 people have searched for HRL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Hormel Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 News Headlines

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HRL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hormel Foods' stock was trading at $31.37 at the start of the year. Since then, HRL stock has decreased by 19.0% and is now trading at $25.4250.

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 28th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.06. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis.
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Shares of Hormel Foods split on the morning of Wednesday, February 10th 2016.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, November 25th 2015. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell 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.

Hormel Foods' top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (6.70%), State Street Corp (5.10%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.43%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.24%). Insiders that own company stock include James P Snee, Elsa A Murano, Susan K Nestegard, Deanna T Brady, Mark A Coffey, Kevin L Myers, Patrick J Connor, Mark J Ourada, Becerra Jose Luis Prado, Katherine M Losness-Larson, Paul R Kuehneman, Steven J Lykken and Pierre M Lilly.
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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

Last Earnings
5/29/2025
Record date for 8/15 Dividend
7/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
7/14/2025
Dividend Payable
8/15/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/28/2025
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
CIK
48465
Employees
20,000
Year Founded
1891

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$36.00
Low Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.63
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.36
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.33
Forward P/E Ratio
17.58
P/E Growth
3.27
Net Income
$805.04 million
Net Margins
6.27%
Pretax Margin
8.00%
Return on Equity
10.20%
Return on Assets
6.11%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.35
Current Ratio
2.47
Quick Ratio
1.17

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$11.92 billion
Price / Sales
1.34
Cash Flow
$2.07 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.04
Book Value
$14.60 per share
Price / Book
1.99

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
549,900,000
Free Float
545,936,000
Market Cap
$15.96 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.31

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This page (NYSE:HRL) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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