Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.49 in relation to its previous close of 30.25. However, the company has experienced a 0.99% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-07-01 that New uncured pepperoni developed in response to consumer demand for premium, versatile deli meats AUSTIN, Minn. , July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — COLUMBUS® Craft Meats, a leading brand in premium salumi, has launched its first standalone pepperoni deli product: COLUMBUS® Uncured Pepperoni.
Is It Worth Investing in Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) is above average at 22.58x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.33.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HRL is 290.02M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.43% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of HRL on July 02, 2025 was 3.09M shares.
HRL’s Market Performance
HRL’s stock has seen a 0.99% increase for the week, with a 0.07% rise in the past month and a -0.78% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.78%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.65% for Hormel Foods Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.41% for HRL’s stock, with a 0.62% simple moving average for the past 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 1.89% 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 -9.17% 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 1.6. 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 a nutshell, Hormel Foods Corp (HRL) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
