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HRL Stock Analysis

Hormel Foods Corporation · current price $21.56 (+1.34% today)

Mixed signals — neither side has the edge here. The thesis lacks a clear edge from current data.
★★★
Average
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The six-pillar scorecard

Momentum
29
In a downtrend
price trend
Growth
25
Barely growing
sales & profit growth
Quality
55
Solid fundamentals
profitability & balance sheet
Valuation
75
Looks cheap
is the price fair?
Sentiment
33
Out of favour
analyst & crowd mood
Risk
79
Low risk
volatility & drawdown

Each pillar is scored 0-100 inside the stock’s own peer group, so a chipmaker is measured against chipmakers. These are quality descriptors, not buy or sell signals.

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The picture

What drove the scoreThe seven components contributing most, each read out of 100.
Earnings qualityEarnings quality: 8484FundamentalsFundamentals: 5959Relative strengthRelative strength: 6565News sentimentNews sentiment: 9595Near 52w highNear 52w high: 7575VolumeVolume: 8888Size fitSize fit: 8888
Margin profileWhat survives each step down the income statement.
GrossGross: 15.7%15.7%OperatingOperating: 11.1%11.1%NetNet: 2.8%2.8%Free cash flowFree cash flow: 5.7%5.7%
EPS surpriseReported EPS against estimate, last four quarters.
2026-07: +4.6% vs estimate+5%2026-072026-04: +12.9% vs estimate+13%2026-042026-01: +6.1% vs estimate+6%2026-012025-10: +6.0% vs estimate+6%2025-10
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Hype Check

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The audit — what has to hold for this thesis

Checking the areas that decide this thesis…

AI-generated from the company’s own filings and recent coverage, and it can be incomplete or wrong. A PASS is a reading of the cited evidence, not a verified fact and not a reason to buy. Follow each citation to the source.

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Dilution Check

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Latest earnings

LAST EARNINGS Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)

Latest earnings

EPS
$0.32 vs $0.30 est · +6.0% vs estimate BEAT
Revenue
$2.97B · -2.0% YoY
Stock reaction (1M)
-15.0%
Beat streak
4 of last 4 quarters
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Valuation

P/E
34.8×
Forward P/E
13.9×
PEG
1.50
Price / Sales
1.0×
Price / Book
1.5×
EV / EBITDA
9.1×
Analyst target
$26.12
Target range
$23.00 – $30.00
Implied upside
+21.2%
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Financial health

Gross margin
15.7%
Operating margin
11.1%
Net margin
2.8%
FCF margin
5.7%
Return on equity
4.3%
Debt / equity
0.04
Revenue growth YoY
-2.9%
EPS growth YoY
-5.1%
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Technicals

$19.7052-week range$26.60
RSI (14)
26
50-day MA
$24.75
200-day MA
$23.45
ATR (14)
0.60
Beta
0.33
1-month return
-15.0%
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Earnings

QuarterEPSEst.SurpriseResult
2025-10-31$0.32$0.30+6.0%Beat
2026-01-31$0.34$0.32+6.1%Beat
2026-04-30$0.40$0.35+12.9%Beat
2026-07-31$0.37$0.35+4.6%Beat
Beat 4 of the last 4 quarters.
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Ownership & risk

Short % of float
0.06%
Dividend yield
5.50%
Beta
0.33
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Latest news on HRL

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What is HRL's Quant Score?

Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) currently has a TickerMover Quant Score of 53/100, rated ★★★ Average. The Quant Score is a quantitative composite across six research pillars — momentum, quality, growth, valuation, sentiment and risk. It is research information, not investment advice.

Is Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) a buy?

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