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In the latest session, Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) closed at $24.17 down -0.37% from its previous closing price of $24.26. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.05 million shares were traded. HRL stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.0262.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Hormel Foods Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.20 and its Current Ratio is at 2.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.38.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 11 ’25 when Murano Elsa A sold 13,400 shares for $24.00 per share. The transaction valued at 321,600 led to the insider holds 82,088 shares of the business.
ELSA A MURANO bought 13,400 shares of HRL for $321,600 on Dec 11 ’25. On Mar 27 ’25, another insider, Murano Elsa A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 4,500 shares for $30.40 each. As a result, the insider received 136,800 and left with 95,488 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 13296092160 and an Enterprise Value of 15632559104. As of this moment, Hormel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.291 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.766.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HRL is 0.33, which has changed by -0.22664964 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HRL has reached a high of $32.07, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.03. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.25%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HRL has traded an average of 5.02M shares per day and 4640070 over the past ten days. A total of 550.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 290.88M. Insiders hold about 47.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.39% stake in the company. Shares short for HRL as of 1765756800 were 19537760 with a Short Ratio of 3.89, compared to 1763078400 on 16546608. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19537760 and a Short% of Float of 6.7.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HRL is 1.16, from 1.16 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04781533. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.92. The current Payout Ratio is 133.53% for HRL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-02-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 8.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Hormel Foods Corp (HRL).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.35, with high estimates of $0.38 and low estimates of $0.35.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.48 and $1.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.46. EPS for the following year is $1.56, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $1.66 and $1.41.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 6 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $3.07B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $3.11B to a low estimate of $3.05B. As of. The current estimate, Hormel Foods Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.99BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.99B. There is a high estimate of $3.03B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.96B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HRL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.49B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.29B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.4B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.11BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.67B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.76B and the low estimate is $12.53B.
