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Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) stock analysis

$20.44−0.34%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • HRL gained 0.5% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 301st of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −12.4%, 28.2 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 22.9% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 2 cut; forward EPS moved +0.9% (+0.4% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Packaged foods & seasonings segment of the Agriculture to the Table, where the 1-month median return is −2.0%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate downtrend · Decline (since Oct 14, 2026).
Market cap$11.2B
12-month return−12.4%
Forward P/E13.0×
Mean target vs price+26.9%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

HRL+0.5%
Sector median+1.9%
S&P 5000.0%
HRL−18.3%
Sector median+0.7%
S&P 500+4.7%
HRL−4.6%
Sector median−2.7%
S&P 500+8.7%
HRL−12.4%
Sector median−1.9%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500301 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Consumer Defensive144 / 163

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate downtrend · DeclineConfirmed

Holding since Oct 14, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
  • Some swings conflict with the averages
This pattern on this stock

96 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.4%, positive 58% of the time, against −0.4% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$1.57
30-day change+0.9%
90-day change+0.4%
Mean target$25.94 +26.9%
Raised (30d) 1Cut (30d) 2

8 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Agriculture to the Table · Food & beverage brands

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Supplied by
Grain & oilseed processing−5.3%
ADM−3.6%1 monthBG−7.1%1 month
Weight-loss drugs (GLP-1)+3.8%
LLY+8.6%1 monthNVO−0.9%1 month
Its segment
Packaged foods & seasonings−2.0%
GIS−8.1%1 monthSJM+5.5%1 monthMKC−6.3%1 monthHRL+0.5%1 monthCAG−5.0%1 monthCPB−2.0%1 monthHSY−0.4%1 monthMDLZ+3.6%1 monthKHC−2.1%1 month1216.TW+4.0%1 monthTR−3.0%1 month

Food brands balance pricing, volume and promotion.

Sells into
Groceries & foodservice distribution+8.3%
SYY+5.1%1 monthKR+9.5%1 monthWMT+7.0%1 monthCOST+11.0%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−28.7%
Volatility, 60D27.6%
From 52-week high−22.9%
From 52-week low+8.2%
Trailing P/E33.0×
Forward P/E13.0×

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