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Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) closed the day trading at $25.35 up 1.28% from the previous closing price of $25.03. In other words, the price has increased by $1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.64 million shares were traded. HRL stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.46 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.95.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HRL, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.21. 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 13942450176 and an Enterprise Value of 16178520064. As of this moment, Hormel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.342 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.527.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HRL is 0.30, which has changed by -0.21052629 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 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 -12.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.43%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HRL traded about 3.58M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HRL traded about 5773090 shares per day. A total of 550.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 290.07M. 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 1755216000 were 11614665 with a Short Ratio of 3.24, compared to 1752537600 on 12757189. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11614665 and a Short% of Float of 3.9699999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
HRL’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.15, up from 1.153 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04606472The 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 $0.36, with high estimates of $0.4 and low estimates of $0.33.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.45 and $1.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.44. EPS for the following year is $1.6, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $1.79 and $1.52.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $3.23B in revenue for the current quarter. 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 $12.04B, 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.
