A share price of Hormel Foods Corp [HRL] is currently trading at $24.72, up 0.94%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The HRL shares have gain 8.09% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.00%, 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 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 an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $33 to $37.
Hormel Foods Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $21.03 and $32.07. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $27.75 within the next 12 months. Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE: HRL] shares were valued at $24.72 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.26% based on the average HRL price forecast.
Analyzing the HRL fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE:HRL] were 12.11B which represents 1.52% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.15% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.36.
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Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE:HRL] is 2.47. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.20, and the Cash Ratio is 0.49. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.12, the price to book ratio is 1.72 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.45.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Murano Elsa A, Director, that happened on Dec 11 ’25 when 13400.0 shares were sold. Director, ELSA A MURANO completed a deal on Dec 11 ’25 to buy 13400.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Murano Elsa A sold 4500.0 shares on Mar 27 ’25.
