Hormel Foods Corporation
HRL Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods NYSE
$21.55
$-0.22 (-0.99%)
Open: $21.79 | High: $22.02 | Low: $21.46 | Prev Close: Prev Close: $21.76
Market Cap: $11.86B
Volume: 3.7M | Avg: 4.8M
Last updated: April 24, 2026 at 08:02 PMInvestment Rating
Neutral
Overall Score: 60/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 490
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 24.21 |
| P/B Ratio | 1.49 |
| P/S Ratio | 0.98 |
| EPS | $0.89 |
| Beta | 0.36 |
| Shares Outstanding | 550.28M |
| 52-Week High | $31.86 |
| 52-Week Low | $20.32 |
| SMA 50 | $22.94 |
| SMA 200 | $24.56 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.41% |
| Annual Dividend | $1.17 |
| Next Earnings | May 28, 2026 12:30 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 15.5% |
| Operating Margin | 6.0% |
| Net Margin | 4.0% |
| ROE | 6.1% |
| ROA | 3.7% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.36 |
| Current Ratio | 2.66 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.37 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $13.39B |
| Total Liabilities | $5.48B |
| Total Equity | $7.90B |
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| Cash | $670.68M |
| Total Debt | $2.86B |
| Net Debt | $2.19B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $12.11B |
| Gross Profit | $1.89B |
| Operating Income | $718.60M |
| Net Income | $478.20M |
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| EBITDA | $1.01B |
| Revenue/Share | $22.06 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $845.25M |
| CapEx | $310.90M |
| Free Cash Flow | $534.35M |
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| Book Value/Share | $14.45 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $2.68 |
| Equity/Share | $14.42 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 49.25 Neutral |
| MACD |
-0.41
Signal: -0.57
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| Volatility | 21.71% |
| Trading Signal | Bullish |
Performance & Returns
| 1 Year | -31.1% |
| Sharpe Ratio | -1.66 Poor |
| Volatility (Ann.) | 27.81% Moderate |
| HRL (1Y) | -31.1% |
| S&P 500 (1Y) | +14.41% |
| Alpha (Excess Return) | -45.51% |
Sector Comparison (Consumer Defensive)
| Metric | HRL | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 24.21 | 13.44 | 63% |
| P/B Ratio | 1.49 | 42.82 | 27% |
| ROE (%) | 6.13% | 74.95% | 30% |
| Net Margin (%) | 4.03% | 8.92% | 37% |
| Stock Score | 490 | 501.0 | 40% |
| 1Y Return (%) | -31.10 % | -2.76 % | 7% |
📊 Historical Price Analysis (Last 200 Days)
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Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
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| HRL | $21.55 | $21.58 | $21.28 | $21.15 | $22.93 | $24.52 | 49.25 | -0.41 | 21.71% | 333878 | Strong Long | Bullish Stack |
Candlestick Patterns
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News Sentiment
| Ticker | Headline | Sentiment | Source | URL |
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| HRL | Best Dividend Kings: April 2026 | Neutral | seekingalpha.com | Read More |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Completes Sale of Whole-Bird Turkey Business to Life-Science Innovations | Neutral | prnewswire.com | Read More |
| HRL | $1,000 and a Rocky Market: These 6 Cheap Stocks Are Exactly Where I'd Start | Neutral | fool.com | Read More |
| HRL | Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) Sets New 52-Week Low – Here’s Why | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
| HRL | Tyson Foods vs. Hormel Foods: Which Meat Stock Has Better Upside Now? | Neutral | zacks.com | Read More |
Recent Insider Trading
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Company Information
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and food products to retail, foodservice, deli, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, and International & Other. It 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, chilies, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hashes, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and others. The company also engages in the processing, marketing, and sale of branded and unbranded pork, beef, poultry, and turkey products, as well as offers nutritional food products and supplements, desserts and drink mixes, and industrial gelatin products. It sells its products primarily under the SKIPPY, SPAM, Hormel, Natural Choice, Applegate, Justin's, Jennie-O, Café H, Herdez, Black Label, Sadler's, Columbus, Gatherings, Herdez, Wholly, Columbus, Planters, NUT-rition, Planters Cheez Balls, Corn Nuts, etc. brand names 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.
| CEO | Jeffrey Ettinger |
| Employees | 20000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1980-03-17 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.hormelfoods.com |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category