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The price of Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) closed at $25.02 in the last session, up 1.17% from day before closing price of $24.73. In other words, the price has increased by $1.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.51 million shares were traded. HRL stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.135 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.755.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HRL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.82 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.92. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.12 and its Current Ratio is at 2.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
On June 23, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $35. BNP Paribas Exane Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on May 27, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $30.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 27 ’25 when Murano Elsa A sold 4,500 shares for $30.40 per share. The transaction valued at 136,800 led to the insider holds 95,488 shares of the business.
Murano Elsa A bought 4,500 shares of HRL for $136,800 on Mar 27 ’25. On Dec 06 ’24, another insider, LYKKEN STEVEN J, who serves as the GROUP VICE PRESIDENT of the company, bought 4,904 shares for $32.47 each. As a result, the insider paid 159,246 and bolstered with 7,100 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HRL now has a Market Capitalization of 13760950272 and an Enterprise Value of 15997021184. As of this moment, Hormel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.327 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.386.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HRL is 0.30, which has changed by -0.22777778 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17594421 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HRL has reached a high of $33.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.90%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HRL traded on average about 3.76M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3698200 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 550.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 290.12M. Insiders hold about 47.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 43.57% stake in the company. Shares short for HRL as of 1756425600 were 12546877 with a Short Ratio of 3.33, compared to 1753920000 on 11795926. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12546877 and a Short% of Float of 4.29.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HRL is 1.15, which was 1.153 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.046623535. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.76. The current Payout Ratio is 77.04% for HRL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-02-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Hormel Foods Corp (HRL) is a result of the insights provided by 8.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.35, with high estimates of $0.37 and low estimates of $0.33.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.45 and $1.33 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.43. EPS for the following year is $1.55, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $1.7 and $1.48.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $3.23B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.28B to a low estimate of $3.18B. As of the current estimate, Hormel Foods Corp’s year-ago sales were $3.14BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.09B. There is a high estimate of $3.12B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.05B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HRL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.2B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.14B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.92BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.46B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.59B and the low estimate is $12.36B.
