HRL · Hormel Foods Corporation
$25.31
-1.88% last session
End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28
Market cap
$14B
Enterprise value
$14B
Trailing P/E
30.7
Forward P/E
16.7
Dividend yield
5.0%
Beta
0.33
Avg volume
5M
Employees
20K
2D change
—
5D change
4.12%
10D change
2.60%
30D change
-0.56%
60D change
13.48%
MTD change
5.96%
YTD change
14.26%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — HRL
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-14
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
Bank of America
Neutral$27.00
+6.7% vs priceJP Morgan
Neutral$23.00
-9.1% vs priceBarclays
Overweight$30.00
+18.5% vs priceGoldman Sachs
Buy$27.00
+6.7% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | BNP Paribas | Maintains | Neutral | $26.00 → $27.00 |
| 2026-07-09 | Stephens & Co. | Reiterates | Equal-Weight | $25.00 |
| 2026-06-30 | Bank of America | Maintains | Neutral | $25.00 → $27.00 |
| 2026-05-29 | Bank of America | Maintains | Neutral | $23.00 → $25.00 |
| 2026-05-29 | Stephens & Co. | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $22.00 → $25.00 |
| 2026-05-21 | Stephens & Co. | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $27.00 → $22.00 |
| 2026-04-09 | JP Morgan | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | $28.00 → $23.00 |
| 2026-02-27 | Stephens & Co. | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $25.00 → $27.00 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28
- RSI (14): RSI is 59 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
- Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 7.3% above the 50-day MA ($23.81).
- Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 12.4% above the 200-day MA ($22.74).
- MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
- MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.00) — short-term momentum is fading.
- 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($19.51) and high ($27.79).
HRL Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About Hormel Foods Corporation
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nut, and other food products to foodservice, convenience stores, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International. The company provides perishable products, including fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, bacon, sausages, hams, guacamole, and other items that require refrigeration, as well as shelf-stable products, such as canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chili, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hash, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and other items that do not require refrigeration. 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, HERDEZ, HORMEL GATHERINGS, 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, SQUARE TABLE, SPECIAL RECIPE, 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.
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