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After finishing at $24.31 in the prior trading day, Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) closed at $24.0, down -1.28%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.87 million shares were traded. HRL stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.3783 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.89.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HRL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.93 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.03. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 13370462208 and an Enterprise Value of 15436022784. As of this moment, Hormel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.28 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.952.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HRL is 0.30, which has changed by -0.22530663 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15927899 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 -9.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.91M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3951920 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 550.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 290.11M. Insiders hold about 47.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 43.60% stake in the company. Shares short for HRL as of 1757894400 were 13485538 with a Short Ratio of 3.45, compared to 1755216000 on 11614665. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13485538 and a Short% of Float of 4.61.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HRL’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.153, compared to 1.15 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.047429044. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.81. The current Payout Ratio is 77.04% for HRL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-02-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
