Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)

US — Consumer Defensive Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol HRL
  • Rev/Share 21.9228
  • Book/Share 14.7134
  • PB 1.5161
  • Debt/Equity 0.3534
  • CurrentRatio 2.4693
  • ROIC 0.065

 

  • MktCap 12250483993.0
  • FreeCF/Share 1.1412
  • PFCF 19.5153
  • PE 16.242
  • Debt/Assets 0.2117
  • DivYield 0.0521
  • ROE 0.0939

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 3
  • D/E Score 2

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Upgrade HRL JP Morgan Neutral Overweight -- $34 Aug. 20, 2025
Initiation HRL Goldman -- Buy -- $35 June 23, 2025
Upgrade HRL BNP Paribas Exane Underperform Neutral -- $30 May 27, 2025
Upgrade HRL BofA Securities Underperform Neutral -- $35 April 15, 2025
Initiation HRL Exane BNP Paribas -- Underperform -- $28 Oct. 21, 2024
Resumed HRL Stephens -- Equal Weight -- $31 Oct. 3, 2024

News

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Published: March 25, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Calvert's ESG analysis identified 100 top sustainable companies, with 83 dividend payers, focusing on five categories: planet, workplace, customer, community, and shareholder. Analysts predict 19.91% to 38.3% net gains for top ESG companies by March 2026, with Omnicom Group and Avient Corp leading potential returns. Sixteen of 83 dividend-paying sustainable stocks show negative free-cash-flow margins, indicating potential cash flow issues and higher risk.

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Published: February 27, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat ETF kicks off 2025 on a bright note with a gain of 2.81% in January. I present 3 strategies that can theoretically beat the dividend aristocrat index in the long term. After 43 months of tracking these strategies, one strategy is generating a CAGR superior to NOBL.

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Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
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Published: February 27, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call February 27, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Jess Blomberg - Director of Investor Relations Jim Snee - President and Chief Executive Officer Jacinth Smiley - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Ghingo - Executive Vice President, Retail Segment Conference Call Participants Peter Galbo - Bank of America Ken Goldman - JPMorgan Heather Jones - Heather Jones Research Rupesh Parikh - Oppenheimer Ben Thurber - Barclays Thomas Palmer - Citi Michael Lavery - Piper Sandler Pooran Sharma - Stephens Max Gumport - BNP Operator Good morning, ladies and …

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Hormel Foods Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Sales Decline on Weak Volumes
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Published: February 27, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

HRL's first-quarter fiscal 2025 results reflect a year-over-year decline in net sales and earnings. Volumes fall 4.2%.

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Hormel Foods (HRL) Misses Q1 Earnings Estimates
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Published: February 27, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Hormel Foods (HRL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.35 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.37 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.41 per share a year ago.

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3 Ideal Buys From 50 'Safer' Dividends In 100 February Barron's Sustainable Dogs
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Published: February 26, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Calvert Research and Management's annual review identified the top 100 sustainable companies based on 230 ESG performance indicators, focusing on planet, workplace, customer, community, and shareholder categories. Four dividend-paying companies—Interpublic Group, Regions Financial, Hormel Foods, and HP Inc.—meet the Dogcatcher ideal, with annual dividends from a $1K investment exceeding their share prices. Analysts estimate net gains of 18.08% to 50.6% for the top ten ESG companies by February 2026, with the average net gain projected at 26.12%.

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About Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)

  • IPO Date 1980-03-17
  • Website https://www.hormelfoods.com
  • Industry Packaged Foods
  • CEO Jeffrey M. Ettinger
  • Employees 20000

Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and food products to retail, foodservice, deli, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, and International & Other. It provides various perishable products that include fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, sausages, hams, guacamoles, and bacons; and shelf-stable products comprising canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chilies, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hashes, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and others. The company also engages in the processing, marketing, and sale of branded and unbranded pork, beef, poultry, and turkey products, as well as offers nutritional food products and supplements, desserts and drink mixes, and industrial gelatin products. It sells its products primarily under the SKIPPY, SPAM, Hormel, Natural Choice, Applegate, Justin's, Jennie-O, Café H, Herdez, Black Label, Sadler's, Columbus, Gatherings, Herdez, Wholly, Columbus, Planters, NUT-rition, Planters Cheez Balls, Corn Nuts, etc. brand names through sales personnel, independent brokers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Geo. A. Hormel & Company and changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Hormel Foods Corporation was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota.