Hormel Foods Corp [HRL] stock is trading at $21.72, up 0.79%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The HRL shares have gain 2.02% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.08%, and not 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 August 20, 2025, when JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $34 for it. Previously, Goldman started tracking the stock with Buy rating on June 23, 2025, and set its price target to $35. On May 27, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $30 on the stock. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $35 on April 15, 2025. Exane BNP Paribas initiated its recommendation with a Underperform and recommended $28 as its price target on October 21, 2024. In a note dated August 13, 2024, Citigroup upgraded a Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $33 to $37.
Hormel Foods Corp [HRL] stock has fluctuated between $21.03 and $33.80 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $30.5 within the next 12 months. Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE: HRL] shares were valued at $21.72 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 40.42% based on the average HRL price forecast.
Analyzing the HRL fundamentals
Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE:HRL] reported sales of 12.06B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 4.64%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.16% 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 0.35.
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 21.47 points at the first support level, and at 21.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 21.91, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 22.10.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Hormel Foods Corp’s Current Ratio is 2.47. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.12, while the Cash Ratio is 0.45. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.99, the price to book ratio is 1.48 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.84.
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.
