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Hormel Foods (HRL) Competitors

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$30.22 +0.49 (+1.65%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

HRL vs. GIS, HSY, K, TSN, MKC, CPB, CAG, PPC, SJM, and POST

Should you be buying Hormel Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hormel Foods include General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HSY), Kellanova (K), Tyson Foods (TSN), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC), Campbell Soup (CPB), Conagra Brands (CAG), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC), J. M. Smucker (SJM), and Post (POST). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

Hormel Foods vs.

General Mills (NYSE:GIS) and Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

General Mills received 197 more outperform votes than Hormel Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.47% of users gave Hormel Foods an outperform vote while only 54.23% of users gave General Mills an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
General MillsOutperform Votes
647
54.23%
Underperform Votes
546
45.77%
Hormel FoodsOutperform Votes
450
57.47%
Underperform Votes
333
42.53%

General Mills has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hormel Foods has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

General Mills has higher revenue and earnings than Hormel Foods. General Mills is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hormel Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
General Mills$19.80B1.79$2.50B$4.2015.19
Hormel Foods$12.11B1.37$793.57M$1.4221.28

General Mills pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Hormel Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. General Mills pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hormel Foods pays out 79.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hormel Foods has raised its dividend for 59 consecutive years. General Mills is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.0% of Hormel Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of General Mills shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hormel Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, General Mills had 23 more articles in the media than Hormel Foods. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for General Mills and 13 mentions for Hormel Foods. General Mills' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Hormel Foods' score of 0.65 indicating that General Mills is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
General Mills
17 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hormel Foods
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

General Mills presently has a consensus price target of $72.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.90%. Hormel Foods has a consensus price target of $31.29, suggesting a potential upside of 3.53%. Given General Mills' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe General Mills is more favorable than Hormel Foods.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
General Mills
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13
Hormel Foods
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86

General Mills has a net margin of 12.14% compared to Hormel Foods' net margin of 6.52%. General Mills' return on equity of 26.85% beat Hormel Foods' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
General Mills12.14% 26.85% 8.25%
Hormel Foods 6.52%11.03%6.38%

Summary

General Mills beats Hormel Foods on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HRL vs. The Competition

MetricHormel FoodsMeat packing plants IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$16.57B$6.16B$14.47B$19.88B
Dividend Yield3.87%2.75%2.68%3.54%
P/E Ratio21.2812.6623.9042.92
Price / Sales1.370.6198.1718.13
Price / Cash13.719.8419.1417.85
Price / Book2.131.155.975.52
Net Income$793.57M$248.00M$579.55M$985.93M
7 Day Performance-0.56%-5.25%-0.53%-0.22%
1 Month Performance-6.12%-9.58%-3.91%0.12%
1 Year Performance-6.12%-3.10%9.42%23.70%

Hormel Foods Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HRL
Hormel Foods
4.0388 of 5 stars
$30.22
+1.6%
$31.29
+3.5%
-6.1%$16.57B$12.11B21.2820,000Analyst Forecast
GIS
General Mills
4.6098 of 5 stars
$63.80
+1.6%
$72.67
+13.9%
-0.5%$34.85B$19.80B15.1934,000Dividend Announcement
HSY
Hershey
3.7574 of 5 stars
$174.00
+2.2%
$189.33
+8.8%
-9.9%$34.45B$10.97B20.0520,505Ex-Dividend
K
Kellanova
3.5405 of 5 stars
$80.77
+0.3%
$76.35
-5.5%
+53.8%$27.77B$13.12B27.7623,000Analyst Forecast
TSN
Tyson Foods
4.4717 of 5 stars
$63.25
+0.5%
$60.67
-4.1%
+30.6%$22.39B$53.31B28.11138,000Insider Trade
MKC
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
3.3 of 5 stars
$77.13
+2.4%
$79.57
+3.2%
+17.5%$20.21B$6.66B26.2313,800Dividend Increase
Positive News
CPB
Campbell Soup
3.7177 of 5 stars
$43.81
+0.6%
$51.58
+17.7%
+7.6%$13.04B$9.64B23.1814,400
CAG
Conagra Brands
4.0959 of 5 stars
$27.12
+2.4%
$31.63
+16.6%
-3.5%$12.64B$12.05B26.3318,500Positive News
PPC
Pilgrim's Pride
2.1257 of 5 stars
$52.21
flat
$45.50
-12.9%
+99.7%$12.38B$17.36B12.6161,200Positive News
SJM
J. M. Smucker
4.8113 of 5 stars
$112.04
+0.1%
$127.09
+13.4%
-0.2%$11.91B$8.18B15.859,000Upcoming Earnings
POST
Post
4.5062 of 5 stars
$110.39
+0.1%
$124.17
+12.5%
+28.1%$6.45B$7.92B19.5711,430Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:HRL) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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