Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 22.69x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for HRL is at 0.34. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HRL is 290.02M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.79% of that float. The average trading volume for HRL on June 24, 2025 was 3.15M shares.
HRL) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) has increased by 3746016 when compared to last closing price of 30.41.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.88% in its stock price over the last five trading days. investopedia.com reported 2025-06-23 that Former Hormel Foods (HRL) CEO Jeffrey Ettinger is returning to the role in an interim capacity starting in July, the company said Monday.
HRL’s Market Performance
HRL’s stock has risen by 0.88% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 4.86% and a quarterly rise of 2.90%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.92% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 0.99% for Hormel Foods Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.95% for HRL’s stock, with a simple moving average of 0.95% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HRL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HRL stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for HRL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HRL in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $35 based on the research report published on June 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BNP Paribas Exane, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HRL reach a price target of $30. The rating they have provided for HRL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on May 27th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to HRL, setting the target price at $35 in the report published on April 15th of the current year.
HRL Trading at 2.42% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HRL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.73% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HRL starting from Murano Elsa A, who sale 4,500 shares at the price of $30.40 back on Mar 27 ’25. After this action, Murano Elsa A now owns 95,488 shares of Hormel Foods Corp, valued at $136,800 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HRL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.17 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hormel Foods Corp stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 9.39, with 5.43 for asset returns.
Based on Hormel Foods Corp (HRL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.35. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.62.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.37 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.61. The receivables turnover for the company is 15.01for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.89. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.47.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Hormel Foods Corp (HRL) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
