Hormel Foods (HRL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hormel Foods Corporation is a branded food company that produces and markets meat and other food products for retail, foodservice and other customers. Its offerings include pork, turkey and other meat products, as well as refrigerated and shelf-stable foods.

The company’s brands include Hormel, SPAM, Jennie-O, Skippy, Applegate and Planters. Its products are sold in the United States and in international markets.

Founded in 1891 by George A. Hormel in Austin, Minnesota, the company has grown from a local meatpacking business into a diversified food producer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.91 to $22.29
• 50-Day Range: $19.19 to $22.73
• 52-Week Range: $18.96 to $26.60
• Volume: 791,292 shs
• Average Volume: 4.94 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.29
• Dividend Yield: 5.26%
• Price Target: $25.43
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hormel Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hormel Foods scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 45th out of 169 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Hormel Foods has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Hormel Foods has a consensus price target of $25.43, representing about 16.3% upside from its current price of $21.86.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hormel Foods has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.05%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hormel Foods are expected to grow by 4.05% in the coming year, from $1.48 to $1.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hormel Foods is 34.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hormel Foods is 34.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.05.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hormel Foods has a PEG Ratio of 2.49. 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 1.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.21% 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 4.94.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hormel Foods has recently increased by 3.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Hormel Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.33%, 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 185.71%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Hormel Foods will have a dividend payout ratio of 75.97% in the coming year. This indicates that Hormel Foods may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Hormel Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Hormel Foods this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 28 people have searched for HRL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -52% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 7 people have added Hormel Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $201,000.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0017% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hormel Foods insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $201,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.58% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 7/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 7/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/26/2026
• Record date for 11/16 Dividend: 10/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/16 Dividend: 10/13/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HRL
• CIK: 48465
• Web: www.hormelfoods.com
• Phone: (507) 437-5611
• Fax: 507-437-5838
• Employees: 20,000
• Year Founded: 1891

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hormel Foods: $25.43
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $23.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.63
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.43
• P/E Growth: 2.49
• Net Income: $478.20 million
• Net Margins: 2.82%
• Pretax Margin: 4.30%
• Return on Equity: 9.91%
• Return on Assets: 5.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.30
• Current Ratio: 1.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.01
• Cash Flow: $2.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.08
• Book Value: $14.39 per share
• Price / Book: 1.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 550,350,000
• Free Float: 547,159,000
• Market Cap: $12.23 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.27