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As of close of business last night, Hormel Foods Corp’s stock clocked out at $23.71, down -0.13% from its previous closing price of $23.74. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.39 million shares were traded. HRL stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.065 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.69.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HRL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.54 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.41. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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.
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 13043042304 and an Enterprise Value of 15379510272. As of this moment, Hormel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.15. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.27 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.559.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HRL is 0.33, which has changed by -0.28020644 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14045572 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 $21.03. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.85%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HRL traded 4.91M shares on average per day over the past three months and 6142770 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 550.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 290.71M. Insiders hold about 47.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.31% stake in the company. Shares short for HRL as of 1764288000 were 17083292 with a Short Ratio of 3.48, compared to 1761868800 on 15540155. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17083292 and a Short% of Float of 5.84.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.16, HRL has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.16. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.048862677. 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
The stock of Hormel Foods Corp (HRL) is currently drawing attention from 8.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.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 $1.47. EPS for the following year is $1.56, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $1.66 and $1.41.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $3.07B. 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.
