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HORMEL FOODS CORP

Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods & Meats

$22.38

-1.69%

Vol: 0.1M

Araverus Market Read

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Negative

Hormel Foods missed Q1 sales estimates weighs on pre-market sentiment amid consumer shift to cheaper alternatives.

Hormel Foods reported mixed Q1 FY26 results with sales missing estimates as consumers shift toward cheaper alternatives amid economic uncertainty. The stock declined 0.35% in pre-market to $22.84 and fell 0.26% in after-hours trading to $22.98. Food service segment sales grew 4%, but input cost inflation and competitive pressures remain headwinds.

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Fundamentals

Market Cap$12.3B
P/E (TTM)25.1
Forward P/E14.1
Beta0.31
Div Yield515.00%
Prev Close$22.77

RSI (14-Day)

12Oversold
0305070100

52-Week Range

$21.03$22.38$32.07
From High-30.2%
From Low+6.4%

Moving Averages

50d SMA
$24.12-7.2%
200d SMA
$25.17-11.1%

Price below 200d MA — bearish structure.

Returns

1W
-1.4%
1M
-8.6%
3M
-4.2%
6M
-7.8%
1Y
-21.9%
YTD
-3.1%

Volume

Today111K
20d Avg4.4M
Ratio0.03x