HRL

HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/

NYSE · Meat Packing Plants · Inc. DE · CIK 0000048465
$24.75 +1.27% $13.6B
32 New Institutional Positions18 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$13.6B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusHold (40%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$4.1B
Inst. Activity32 buys / 18 sells
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports2
Exchange NYSE·Sector Meat Packing Plants·Inc. DE·CIK 0000048465·Prev Close $24.44

Recent Activity

Jun 11, 2026 SEC
A mixed institutional cluster in HRL for Q3 2025 shows three mega-passive buyers (Invesco, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo)
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 5/10
Jun 11, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 57.5% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 582,808 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,014,447 | Short Ratio: 57.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark poo
Jun 9, 2026 Insider
Borrelli Domenic was granted 8,341 shares
EVP, Retail
Jun 9, 2026 Insider
Bonifant William W. was granted 34,900 shares
GVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofc.
Jun 9, 2026 Insider
Borrelli Domenic was granted 50,800 shares
EVP, Retail
Feb 26, 2026 SEC
Hormel Foods reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results with $3.03 billion in net sales (up 1.3% YoY) and diluted EPS of
8-K — Impact 5/10
Inst.
Invesco Ltd. — ADD
14,918,080 shares ($337.9M)
Inst.
Nuveen, LLC — DOUBLED
3,124,443 shares ($70.8M)

Price Targets

$26.50 +7.1% upside Buy
Current $24.75 Low $25.00 Median $26.00 High $30.00 8 analysts
$25.00 $30.00

Analyst Ratings

Hold40% buy · 15 analysts
1Strong Buy
5Buy
9Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 29, 2026 B of A Securities MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 29, 2026 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
May 21, 2026 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
Apr 9, 2026 JP Morgan DOWNGRADE Overweight → Neutral
Feb 27, 2026 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.35 ▼ -4.8% $0.35 — $0.37 1% YoY 8
Next Q $0.40 ▼ -1.3% $0.39 — $0.42 24% YoY 7
Current FY $1.49 ▲ +1.3% $1.45 — $1.51 9% YoY 9
Next FY $1.56 $1.41 — $1.61 5% YoY 10

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
STATE STREET CORP$622.4M
BlackRock, Inc.$537.1M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$436.5M
Invesco Ltd.$337.9MADD
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$332.6M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 9, 2026Borrelli DomenicA$0.00
Jun 9, 2026Bonifant WilliamA$0.00
Jun 9, 2026Borrelli DomenicA$0.00
Jun 9, 2026Bonifant WilliamA$0.00
Apr 27, 2026Aakre DF$37.0K

Reddit Sentiment

50°
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Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish
50 institutional holders with $4.1B total value (180,012,484 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: STATE, BlackRock,, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 32 institutions added/increased vs 18 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1STATE STREET CORP27,478,133$622.4M15.3%
2BlackRock, Inc.23,711,352$537.1M13.2%
3VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC19,273,214$436.5M10.7%
4Invesco Ltd.14,918,080$337.9M8.3%ADD +51.0%
5VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC14,683,128$332.6M8.2%
6TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP11,986,728$271.5M6.7%
7MORGAN STANLEY7,141,040$161.7M4.0%
8DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP6,849,174$155.2M3.8%
9CITADEL ADVISORS LLC4,335,830$98.2M2.4%
10MAIRS & POWER INC3,417,959$77.4M1.9%
11Nuveen, LLC3,124,443$70.8M1.7%DOUBLED +358.2%
12GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC3,050,212$69.1M1.7%
13FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP2,843,537$64.4M1.6%
14BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/2,405,895$54.5M1.3%
15Point72 Asset Management, L.P.2,391,217$54.2M1.3%DOUBLED +1325.3%
16CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC2,219,437$50.3M1.2%
17GATES FOUNDATION TRUST2,085,290$47.2M1.2%
18Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.1,974,985$44.7M1.1%NEW
19DEUTSCHE BANK AG\1,894,448$42.9M1.1%
20NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD1,662,822$37.7M0.9%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Invesco Ltd.ADD9,876,30114,918,080+51.0%$337.9M2026-Q1
Nuveen, LLCDOUBLED681,9223,124,443+358.2%$70.8M2026-Q1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.DOUBLED167,7732,391,217+1325.3%$54.2M2026-Q1
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.NEW1,974,985$44.7M2026-Q1
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCADD1,316,4731,656,160+25.8%$37.5M2026-Q1
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBECNEW1,284,964$29.1M2026-Q1
Gotham Asset Management, LLCADD357,721627,949+75.5%$14.2M2026-Q1
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMTRIM741,617541,021-27.0%$12.3M2026-Q1
HSBC HOLDINGS PLCTRIM1,035,577508,397-50.9%$11.5M2026-Q1
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INCADD335,779483,717+44.1%$11.0M2026-Q1
AVIVA PLCADD251,858318,103+26.3%$7.2M2026-Q1
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.DOUBLED17,497219,622+1155.2%$5.0M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPADD152,545202,223+32.6%$4.6M2026-Q1
State of Tennessee, Department of TreasuryDOUBLED30,670196,847+541.8%$4.5M2026-Q1
FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUNDADD134,852196,752+45.9%$4.5M2026-Q1
Korea Investment CORPDOUBLED91,595193,745+111.5%$4.4M2026-Q1
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCADD92,186152,991+66.0%$3.5M2026-Q1
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.ADD97,192122,195+25.7%$2.8M2026-Q1
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPDOUBLED25,196116,503+362.4%$2.6M2026-Q1
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INCDOUBLED43,634104,114+138.6%$2.4M2026-Q1
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.ADD52,76297,577+84.9%$2.2M2026-Q1
SEI INVESTMENTS CODOUBLED43,63990,596+107.6%$2.1M2026-Q1
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.TRIM263,14690,146-65.7%$2.0M2026-Q1
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCTRIM157,50181,937-48.0%$1.9M2026-Q1
NOMURA HOLDINGS INCDOUBLED30,55581,009+165.1%$1.8M2026-Q1
13 unique insiders with 25 transactions. Net insider value: $0.00 ($0.00 bought, $0.00 sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 9, 2026Borrelli DomenicEVP, RetailAWARD8,341
Jun 9, 2026Bonifant William W.GVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofc.AWARD34,900
Jun 9, 2026Borrelli DomenicEVP, RetailAWARD50,800
Jun 9, 2026Bonifant William W.GVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofc.AWARD5,734
Apr 27, 2026Aakre D ScottDirectorTAX W/H1,722$21.47$37.0K
Apr 14, 2026Bonifant William W.GVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofc.AWARD12,043
Apr 14, 2026Bonifant William W.GVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofc.AWARD87,700
Mar 31, 2026Schoneman Debbra L.DirectorAWARD1,332.78$22.65$30.2K
Mar 31, 2026Policinski Christopher J.DirectorAWARD2,491.72$22.65$56.4K
Mar 31, 2026White Steven AndrewDirectorAWARD2,665.56$22.65$60.4K
Mar 31, 2026Newlands William ADirectorAWARD6,721.85$22.65$152.2K
Mar 31, 2026Bhojwani Gary C.DirectorAWARD2,665.56$22.65$60.4K
Mar 18, 2026White Steven AndrewDirectorGIFT5,405
Feb 2, 2026Policinski Christopher J.DirectorAWARD6,541
Feb 2, 2026Newlands William ADirectorAWARD6,541
Feb 2, 2026Bhojwani Gary C.DirectorAWARD6,541
Feb 2, 2026Ghingo John FPresidentAWARD32,707
Feb 2, 2026Ghingo John FPresidentAWARD201,000
Feb 2, 2026White Steven AndrewDirectorAWARD6,541
Feb 2, 2026SMITH SALLY JDirectorAWARD6,541
Feb 2, 2026Murano Elsa ADirectorAWARD6,541
Feb 2, 2026Aakre D ScottDirectorAWARD6,541
Feb 2, 2026Schoneman Debbra L.DirectorAWARD6,541
Feb 2, 2026LACY STEPHEN MDirectorAWARD6,541
Feb 2, 2026Zechmeister Michael PaulDirectorAWARD6,541

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Hold (40% buy). Based on 15 analysts: 1 strong buy, 5 buy, 9 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$26.50 mean target +7.1% upside Buy (2.60)
$25.00 Low $30.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$24.75
Target Low$25.00
Target Mean$26.50
Target Median$26.00
Target High$30.00
# Analysts8
RecommendationBuy (2.60)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-07-31
$0.35 $0.35 $0.37 1.1% -4.8% 1↑ 6↓ $3.1B 0.8% 8
Next Q
2026-10-31
$0.40 $0.39 $0.42 24.2% -1.3% 2↑ 4↓ $3.2B 1.5% 7
Current FY
2026-10-31
$1.49 $1.45 $1.51 8.6% +1.3% 6↑ 0↓ $12.3B 1.6% 9
Next FY
2027-10-31
$1.56 $1.41 $1.61 4.9% +0.4% 4↑ 3↓ $12.5B 1.5% 10

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.354
7d ago$0.368-0.014
30d ago$0.372-0.018
60d ago$0.375-0.021
90d ago$0.375-0.021
3 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 29, 2026 B of A Securities MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 29, 2026 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 21, 2026 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 9, 2026 JP Morgan DOWNGRADE Overweight Neutral
Feb 27, 2026 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 11, 2026 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20261590040%
May 1, 20261590040%
Apr 1, 20261680047%
Mar 1, 20261680047%
Feb 1, 20261680047%
Jan 1, 20261680047%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

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2 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish 2 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 4, 2026144° Neutral001
Jun 4, 2026144° Neutral001

Recent Reddit Threads

r/investing Neutral 10d 12h ago
Rotation into consumer staples/defensives - best plays?
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Jun 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 57.5% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 582,808 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,014,447 | Short Ratio: 57.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 62.8% short (2.2M / 3.5M)
Short: 2,173,582 | Exempt: 6,566 | TRF Vol: 3,458,601 | Short Ratio: 62.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 28, 2026
earnings_calendar
HRL Q2 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-05-28
May 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 55.8% short (2.5M / 4.5M)
Short: 2,523,562 | Exempt: 30,576 | TRF Vol: 4,522,177 | Short Ratio: 55.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 65.6% short (1.7M / 2.6M)
Short: 1,732,869 | Exempt: 3,903 | TRF Vol: 2,642,451 | Short Ratio: 65.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 26, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 71.6% short (2.4M / 3.3M)
Short: 2,363,440 | Exempt: 154 | TRF Vol: 3,302,785 | Short Ratio: 71.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 25, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: HRL — 9.9M shares, 111,375 trades
Week starting 2026-05-25. Total ATS volume: 9,946,800 shares across 111,375 trades.
May 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 66.8% short (1.4M / 2.1M)
Short: 1,424,847 | Exempt: 8,758 | TRF Vol: 2,134,334 | Short Ratio: 66.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 64.0% short (1.5M / 2.4M)
Short: 1,513,421 | Exempt: 542 | TRF Vol: 2,365,880 | Short Ratio: 64.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 73.3% short (1.8M / 2.4M)
Short: 1,777,590 | Exempt: 5,102 | TRF Vol: 2,423,831 | Short Ratio: 73.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 19, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 63.7% short (1.0M / 1.6M)
Short: 1,037,947 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,629,033 | Short Ratio: 63.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 61.2% short (1.3M / 2.1M)
Short: 1,275,766 | Exempt: 904 | TRF Vol: 2,083,740 | Short Ratio: 61.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: HRL — 6.7M shares, 88,645 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 6,741,796 shares across 88,645 trades.
May 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 69.5% short (1.3M / 1.9M)
Short: 1,319,984 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,899,361 | Short Ratio: 69.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 14, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HRL — 65.4% short (1.0M / 1.5M)
Short: 1,009,088 | Exempt: 4,332 | TRF Vol: 1,542,897 | Short Ratio: 65.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)