At the time of writing, Hormel Foods Corp [HRL] stock is trading at $31.54, up 0.86%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The HRL shares have gain 2.37% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.12%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE: HRL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 23, 2025, when Goldman initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $35. Previously, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded its rating to Neutral on May 27, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $30. On April 15, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $35 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and suggested a price target of $28 on October 21, 2024. Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on August 13, 2024, and upped its price target to $37. In a note dated May 31, 2024, JP Morgan upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $28 to $29.
For the past year, the stock price of Hormel Foods Corp fluctuated between $27.59 and $33.80. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $35 within the next 12 months. Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE: HRL] shares were valued at $31.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.97% based on the average HRL price forecast.
Analyzing the HRL fundamentals
According to Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE:HRL], the company’s sales were 11.92B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 0.40% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.36.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 31.06 points at the first support level, and at 30.59 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 31.94, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 32.34.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE:HRL] has a current ratio of 2.47. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.17 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.5. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.45, the price to book ratio is 2.16 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.20.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Murano Elsa A, Director, that happened on Mar 27 ’25 when 4500.0 shares were sold. Director, Murano Elsa A completed a deal on Mar 27 ’25 to buy 4500.0 shares. Meanwhile, GROUP VICE PRESIDENT LYKKEN STEVEN J bought 4904.0 shares on Dec 06 ’24.
