Hormel Foods
HRL
Market cap $17.2B

30.58 USD

-0.47

1.51%

At close Jun 13, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

30.58

+0.00

0.00%

1 day

-1.51%

5 days

0.16%

1 month

4.48%

3 months

3.70%

6 months

-7.16%

Year to date

-2.98%

1 year

-0.23%

5 years

-35.06%

10 years

8.56%

About: Historically meat-focused, Hormel Foods broadened its lineup to include other protein offerings and become a branded food company. The firm sells its wares through multiple channels, including US retail (62% of fiscal 2024 sales), US food service (32%), and international (6%). By product, 72% of fiscal 2024 sales were from perishable food and 28% from shelf-stable. Major brands include Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Columbus, Applegate, Planters, and Skippy. Many of these hold the number one or two market share in their respective categories.

Employees: 20,000

Consumer Staples Packaged Foods

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Funds holding %

of 7,296 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $46.4M | Put options by funds: $27.1M

0.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.95% [Q4 2024] → 41.73% (-0.23%) [Q1 2025]

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.22B [Q4 2024] → $7.1B (-$125M) [Q1 2025]

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 84

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 209 | Existing positions reduced: 230

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 635 [Q4 2024] → 623 (-12) [Q1 2025]

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q4 2024] → 3 (-2) [Q1 2025]

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Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$31

1%

upside

Avg. target

$33

8%

upside

High target

$35

14%

upside

2 analyst ratings

0 positive

0%

2 neutral

100%

0 negative

0%

Stephens & Co. Pooran Sharma	1%upside $31	Equal-Weight Reiterated	22 May 2025
B of A Securities	14%upside $35	Neutral Upgraded	15 Apr 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 25 articles about HRL published over the past 30 days

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Zacks Investment Research

Zacks Industry Outlook Tyson Foods, Hormel Foods and Pilgrim's Pride

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Zacks Industry Outlook Tyson Foods, Hormel Foods and Pilgrim's Pride

Zacks Investment Research

3 Meat Stocks Worth Watching Amid Robust Industry Trends

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Hormel Foods: No Rush To Buy, Given Ambitious Guidance

Hormel faces margin pressures from rising input costs and weak volume growth, despite some success in passing on price increases to consumers. Planters and turkey segments show tentative improvement, but aggressive H2 guidance may be difficult to achieve given ongoing consumer and margin headwinds. A strong balance sheet and 3.9% dividend yield support stability, but limited earnings growth and valuation make shares unattractive for new investment.

Hormel Foods: No Rush To Buy, Given Ambitious Guidance

Hormel Foods: Sharp Volume Decline Is Cause For Concern

Hormel Foods Corporation has had issues with growing sales in past years. The Q2 report reflects similar issues. While Hormel increased prices, sales volumes showed a very sharp decline. Even though Hormel increased prices, higher commodity input costs pressured margins.

Hormel Foods: Sharp Volume Decline Is Cause For Concern

Turkey, nuts and Spam are appealing to ‘strained' consumers, Hormel says

The meat and snack company says its products seen as offering more value will drive an uptick in business in the second half of the year.

Turkey, nuts and Spam are appealing to ‘strained' consumers, Hormel says

Hormel Stock Near Lows, But Tariff Relief Could Boost Outlook

Despite its status as a dividend king, many investors weren't expecting much from Hormel Foods Corp. NYSE: HRL in its second-quarter earnings report for the 2025 fiscal year. The company didn't disappoint, but mixed results sent the stock down 2.8% immediately following the report.

Hormel Stock Near Lows, But Tariff Relief Could Boost Outlook

Zacks Investment Research

Hormel Foods Q2 Earnings Meet Estimates, Sales Increase Y/Y

HRL meets second-quarter earnings estimates as sales rise 0.4% year over year and volumes decline, but International units post modest net sales gains.

Hormel Foods Q2 Earnings Meet Estimates, Sales Increase Y/Y

Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL ) Q2 2025 Results Conference Call May 29, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Jess Blomberg - Director of Investor Relations Jim Snee - President and Chief Executive Officer Jacinth Smiley - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Ghingo - Executive Vice President, Retail Segment Conference Call Participants Peter Galbo - Bank of America Michael Lavery - Piper Sandler Tom Palmer - Citi Ben Theurer - Barclays Heather Jones - Heather Jones Research Rupesh Parikh - Oppenheimer Pooran Sharma - Stephens Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Hormel's Foods Corporation Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in a listen-only mode.

Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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