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Hormel Foods
Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods & Meats · US
$23.62
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$10.9B
Total market value of the company
22.20
Premium valuation
12.63
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-2.9%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
4.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
6.1%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$26.75
+13% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 8 analysts covering this stock
About Hormel Foods

Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and other food products to foodservice, convenience store, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International segments. The company provides various perishable products, including resh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, bacon, sausages, hams, guacamole, and other items that require refrigeration; and shelf-stable products, such as canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chili, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hash, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and other items that do not require refrigeration. It sells its products under the HORMEL, ALWAYS TENDER, APPLEGATE, AUSTIN BLUES, BACON 1, BLACK LABEL, BREAD READY, BURKE, CAFÉ H, CERATTI, CHI-CHI'S, COLUMBUS, COMPLEATS, CORN NUTS, CURE 81, DAN'S PRIZE, DI LUSSO, DINTY MOORE, DON MIGUEL, DOÑA MARIA, EMBASA, FAST ‘N EASY, FIRE BRAISED, FONTANINI, HERDEZ, HORMEL GATHERINGS, HOUSE OF TSANG, JENNIE-O, JUSTIN'S, LA VICTORIA, LAYOUT, LLOYD'S, MARY KITCHEN, MR. PEANUT, NATURAL CHOICE, NUT-RITION, OLD SMOKEHOUSE, OVEN READY, PILLOW PACK, PLANTERS, ROSA GRANDE, SADLER'S SMOKEHOUSE, SKIPPY, SPAM, SQUARE TABLE, SPECIAL RECIPE, VALLEY FRESH, and WHOLLY brands through sales personnel, independent brokers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Geo. A. Hormel & Company and changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Hormel Foods Corporation was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota.

https://www.hormelfoods.com

Country: United States Employees: 20,000 Industry: Packaged Foods
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
21.3% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
4.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
10.9% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.2% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$18.78
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-25.8%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
OPPORTUNITY
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
94.6th
Ranks in the top 5% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
87.2
Valuation Score
71.5
Quality Score
33.3
Combined
68.8

Trading at $20, 5% above fair value of $19. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 92% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
-0.715
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0739
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.504
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-19.1%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-38.0%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
142
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.31
Very low correlation to market moves
52W High
$31.86
26% below the year high
52W Low
$19.72
20% above the year low
Avg Volume
4,778,272
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
4.6
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
7.8%
Moderate short interest
5.9%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$0.89
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.04
Conservative use of debt — low financial risk
2.66
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
1.30
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
15.6%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
11.1%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$382M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$12.1B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$489M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
8
Target High
$30.00
Target Median
$26.75
Target Low
$23.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-03-31 WHITE STEVEN ANDREW Director 2,665 $60,375
2026-03-31 BHOJWANI GARY C. Director 2,665 $60,375
2026-03-31 NEWLANDS WILLIAM A Chairman of the Board 6,721 $152,250
2026-03-31 POLICINSKI CHRISTOPHER J Director 2,491 $56,437
2026-03-31 SCHONEMAN DEBBRA L.EE Director 1,332 $30,187
2026-03-18 WHITE STEVEN ANDREW Director 5,405
2026-02-02 GHINGO JOHN F President 32,707
2026-02-02 AAKRE SCOTT D Director 6,541
2026-02-02 WHITE STEVEN ANDREW Director 6,541
2026-02-02 ZECHMEISTER MICHAEL PAUL Director 6,541
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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