Stock Research: Hormel Foods

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Hormel Foods

NYQ:HRL US4404521001
44
  • Value
    62
  • Growth
    53
  • Safety
    Safety
    69
  • Combined
    73
  • Sentiment
    13
  • 360° View
    360° View
    44
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Company Description

Hormel Foods Corporation is a global food company that develops, processes, and distributes various food products. It operates in the retail, foodservice, and international segments. Hormel has a global presence in markets including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, and England. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $16,062 million, profits of $2,022 million, and revenue of $11,921 million with 20,000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 64 (better than 64% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Hormel Foods are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators above average for Hormel Foods. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 52, which means that the share price of Hormel Foods is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 52% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 61, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety Rank of 70. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of only 35. Professional investors are more confident in 65% other stocks. ...read more

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S&P US Consumer
S&P US Food & Beverage
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 26-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
62 48 58 39
Growth
53 57 17 39
Safety
Safety
69 76 67 76
Sentiment
13 53 6 36
360° View
360° View
44 67 19 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
22 11 7 17
Opinions Change
50 28 4 25
Pro Holdings
n/a 78 30 92
Market Pulse
23 76 47 50
Sentiment
13 53 6 36
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
62 48 58 39
Growth
53 57 17 39
Safety Safety
69 76 67 76
Combined
73 62 42 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
34 38 41 33
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
50 40 40 35
Price vs. Book (P/B)
56 54 55 39
Dividend Yield
91 76 84 64
Value
62 48 58 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
52 48 34 24
Profit Growth
73 57 29 60
Capital Growth
41 51 54 37
Stock Returns
35 59 19 57
Growth
53 57 17 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
69 67 64 60
Refinancing
49 53 34 37
Liquidity
78 78 86 92
Safety Safety
69 76 67 76

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This stock has excellent financial qualities (value, growth, and safety are high) but a negative professional market sentiment. It suits an investor who believes the negative sentiment is a temporary overreaction and is looking for a financially solid company.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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