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NYSE:HRL

Hormel Foods (HRL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$31.85
-0.28 (-0.87%)
(As of 01:21 PM ET)

About Hormel Foods Stock (NYSE:HRL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$31.63
$32.20
50-Day Range
$30.55
$33.14
52-Week Range
$28.51
$39.58
Volume
1.36 million shs
Average Volume
2.67 million shs
Market Capitalization
$17.46 billion
P/E Ratio
22.75
Dividend Yield
3.55%
Price Target
$32.33
Consensus Rating
Hold

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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Overall MarketRank™: 85th Percentile

Hormel Foods scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 27th out of 150 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Hormel Foods has only been the subject of 1 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 6.33% in the coming year, from $1.58 to $1.68 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Hormel Foods is 22.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hormel Foods is 22.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 22.54.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Hormel Foods has a PEG Ratio of 3.10. 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 2.22. 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

    2.72% 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 3.5, 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 13.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Hormel Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.52%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Hormel Foods has been increasing its dividend for 59 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Hormel Foods is 80.71%. 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 67.26% 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

    2.72% 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 3.5, 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 13.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Hormel Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Hormel Foods this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    53 people have searched for HRL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 26% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    12 people have added Hormel Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Hormel Foods insiders have sold 7,802.48% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $25,000.00 in company stock and sold $1,975,620.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.69% 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.

HRL Stock News Headlines

Hormel Foods Co. (NYSE:HRL) SVP Sells $327,000.00 in Stock
Hormel Foods Co. (NYSE:HRL) SVP Kevin L. Myers Sells 10,000 Shares
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HRL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hormel Foods' stock was trading at $32.11 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HRL stock has decreased by 0.8% and is now trading at $31.84.
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Hormel Foods Co. (NYSE:HRL) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, September, 4th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 2.2% 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 created shares were issued 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 others.

Hormel Foods' top institutional investors include ProShare Advisors LLC (0.93%), Millennium Management LLC (0.56%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.54%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.42%). Insiders that own company stock include James P Snee, Elsa A Murano, Susan K Nestegard, Christopher J Policinski, Deanna T Brady, Mark A Coffey, Kevin L Myers, Swen Neufeldt, Patrick J Connor, Mark J Ourada, Becerra Jose Luis Prado, Katherine M Losness-Larson, Pierre M Lilly, Luis G Marconi, Gary Jamison, Jana L Haynes and Steven J Lykken.
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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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hormel Foods investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), AbbVie (ABBV), Procter & Gamble (PG), Walmart (WMT), Walt Disney (DIS) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
7/15/2024
Dividend Payable
8/15/2024
Last Earnings
9/04/2024
Today
9/20/2024
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
12/04/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Meat packing plants
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
CUSIP
44045210
Employees
20,000
Year Founded
1891

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$32.33
High Stock Price Target
$37.00
Low Stock Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$793.57 million
Pretax Margin
8.36%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$11.98 billion
Cash Flow
$2.18 per share
Book Value
$14.36 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
544,522,000
Market Cap
$17.62 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.25

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This page (NYSE:HRL) was last updated on 9/20/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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