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NASDAQ · HRL
Hormel Foods Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
$20.51
Down-$0.12 (-0.56%)
Updated Oct 21, 2026, 5:04 PM
SID Score
5.6/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 13.03B
- P/E ratio
- 27.28
- Dividend yield
- 7.08%
- 52-week range
- $18.96 – $26.60
- Volume
- 3.48M
- Avg. volume
- 6.07M
Price performance · HRL
HRL price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 20, 2026
HRL closed at $20.51 after 21 trading sessions, up 0.89% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $20.51
- Period change
- +0.89%
- Period low
- $19.19
- Period high
- $20.51
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | $20.56 | $20.62 | $20.37 | $20.51 | 3.48M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $20.22 | $20.44 | $20.10 | $20.35 | 5.05M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $20.38 | $20.64 | $20.235 | $20.40 | 5.62M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $20.15 | $20.62 | $20.12 | $20.19 | 6.72M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $19.29 | $19.85 | $19.23 | $19.81 | 5.84M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $19.19 | $19.325 | $18.96 | $19.21 | 4.38M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $19.25 | $19.30 | $19.0601 | $19.30 | 6.62M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $19.37 | $19.415 | $19.16 | $19.19 | 6.32M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $19.50 | $19.635 | $19.37 | $19.42 | 10.1M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $20.14 | $20.14 | $19.53 | $19.55 | 6.07M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $20.08 | $20.1056 | $19.8117 | $19.88 | 6.38M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $20.24 | $20.375 | $19.96 | $20.08 | 6.15M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $20.06 | $20.35 | $19.91 | $20.25 | 6.51M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $19.90 | $20.07 | $19.705 | $19.96 | 5.88M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $20.08 | $20.22 | $19.76 | $19.94 | 4.94M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $19.85 | $19.955 | $19.57 | $19.85 | 5.42M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $19.71 | $19.985 | $19.565 | $19.97 | 5.43M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $19.82 | $19.9611 | $19.42 | $19.71 | 4.42M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $20.09 | $20.21 | $19.69 | $19.84 | 3.96M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $20.33 | $20.63 | $19.835 | $19.92 | 4.59M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $20.67 | $20.7211 | $20.295 | $20.33 | 3.55M |
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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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- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $27.75
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 15
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
| Oct 7, 2026 | BNP Paribas | Neutral | — |
| Aug 28, 2026 | BNP Paribas | Neutral | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | JP Morgan | Neutral | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | BNP Paribas | Neutral | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 14, 2026
Hormel Foods Releases 20th Annual Global Impact Report
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company, today released its 20th annual Global Impact Report. The new report, available online, highlights fiscal year 2025 progress through Good Feeds Us All, the framework that guides the company's global impact efforts and focuses on action across its interconnected Planet and Society pillars.
Benzinga · Oct 14, 2026
Barclays Maintains Overweight on Hormel Foods, Lowers Price Target to $28
Barclays analyst Benjamin Theurer maintains Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $30 to $28.
Yahoo · Oct 13, 2026
Can Hormel Foods Keep Expanding Margins Despite Softer Retail Volumes?
HRL expands its adjusted operating margin to 9% in the third quarter as Foodservice strength, lower pork costs and expense discipline offset Retail volume pressures.
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