Currently, Hormel Foods Corp [HRL] is trading at $30.38, up 1.13%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HRL shares have gain 3.26% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.60%, 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 May 27, 2025, when BNP Paribas Exane upgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $30 for it. Previously, BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Neutral on April 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $35. On October 21, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas initiated with a Underperform rating and assigned a price target of $28 on the stock. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $37 on August 13, 2024. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on May 31, 2024, and upped its price target to $29. In a note dated February 01, 2024, Citigroup initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $31 on this stock.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $27.59 and a high of $34.54 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $33 within the next 12 months. Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE: HRL] shares were valued at $30.38 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.62% based on the average HRL price forecast.
Analyzing the HRL fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE:HRL] were 11.92B which represents 0.40% growth. 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 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.36.
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 29.27 points at the first support level, and at 28.16 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 30.99, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 31.59.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Hormel Foods Corp [NYSE:HRL] is 2.47. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.17, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.63. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.40, the price to book ratio is 2.08 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.34.
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.
