On Tuesday, Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) opened higher 1.57% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $23.55. Price fluctuations for HRL have ranged from $23.34 to $33.80 over the past 52 weeks.
Annual sales at Consumer Defensive sector company slipped by -3.96% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -8.99% at the time writing. With a float of $290.11 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $550.00 million.
Hormel Foods Corp (HRL) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Packaged Foods industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Hormel Foods Corp is 47.25%, while institutional ownership is 43.68%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 27 ’25, was worth 136,800. In this transaction Director of this company sold 4,500 shares at a rate of $30.40, taking the stock ownership to the 95,488 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 27 ’25, when Company’s Director proposed sale 4,500 for $30.40, making the entire transaction worth $136,800.
Hormel Foods Corp (HRL) Performance Highlights and Predictions
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 10/31/2024, the company posted 0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.42) by -0. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.35 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -8.99% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 2.75% during the next five years compared to -3.96% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Hormel Foods Corp (HRL). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.12. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.09. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 20.96.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 1.37, a number that is poised to hit 0.39 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.55 in one year’s time.
