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Hormel Foods Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

$21.83

Up+$0.36 (+1.63%)

Updated Nov 13, 2026, 6:47 PM

SID Score

5.5/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
13.03B
P/E ratio
27.28
Dividend yield
6.65%
52-week range
$18.96 – $26.60
Volume
4.15M
Avg. volume
6.07M

Price performance · HRL

HRL price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Nov 12, 2026

HRL closed at $21.83 after 21 trading sessions, up 8.12% for the selected period.

Last close
$21.83
Period change
+8.12%
Period low
$20.19
Period high
$22.76
Daily close
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HRL OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Nov 12, 2026$22.13$22.1362$21.80$21.834.15M
Nov 11, 2026$21.94$22.0683$21.68$21.953.82M
Nov 10, 2026$22.21$22.48$21.925$22.213.4M
Nov 9, 2026$21.95$22.34$21.83$22.263.1M
Nov 6, 2026$21.95$22.33$21.7505$21.955.88M
Nov 5, 2026$23.00$23.15$22.47$22.605.6M
Nov 4, 2026$21.70$22.83$21.625$22.765.53M
Nov 3, 2026$21.22$21.395$21.04$21.265.49M
Nov 2, 2026$21.34$21.84$21.34$21.476.61M
Oct 30, 2026$21.23$21.52$21.18$21.2811.07M
Oct 29, 2026$20.77$20.95$20.70$20.902.73M
Oct 28, 2026$20.61$20.74$20.46$20.612.83M
Oct 27, 2026$20.82$20.92$20.735$20.874.66M
Oct 26, 2026$21.06$21.17$20.81$20.953.77M
Oct 23, 2026$21.23$21.36$20.885$21.063.28M
Oct 22, 2026$20.55$21.38$20.55$21.365.06M
Oct 21, 2026$20.45$20.4799$20.17$20.443.73M
Oct 20, 2026$20.56$20.62$20.37$20.513.48M
Oct 19, 2026$20.22$20.44$20.10$20.355.05M
Oct 16, 2026$20.38$20.64$20.235$20.405.62M
Oct 15, 2026$20.15$20.62$20.12$20.196.72M

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Overview

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Company profile

Historically meat-focused, Hormel Foods broadened its lineup to include other protein offerings and became a branded food company. The firm sells its wares through multiple channels, including US retail (61.6% of fiscal 2025 sales), US foodservice (32.6%), and international (5.9%). By product, 73% of fiscal 2025 sales were from perishable food and 27% from shelf-stable. Major brands include Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Columbus, Applegate, Planters, and Skippy. Many of these hold the number one or two market share in their respective categories.

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Analyst outlook

Consensus and target data currently published for this company.

Consensus
Hold
Average target
$27.75
Implied upside
—
Analysts
15
HRL recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 14, 2026BarclaysOverweight—
Oct 7, 2026BNP ParibasNeutral—
Aug 28, 2026BNP ParibasNeutral—
Aug 14, 2026JP MorganNeutral—
Jul 14, 2026BNP ParibasNeutral—
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Yahoo · Nov 6, 2026

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