Hormel Foods Market Sentiment

Hormel Foods Corp

HRLNYSE

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$24.54

0.10.41%

At close: Aug 14, 5:00 PM EST

$24.71

0.170.69%

After Hours: 5:44 PM EST

Earnings: Q3 2026 Earnings in 12 days from now on Thu Aug 27th, before the market open

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Hormel Foods Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Hormel Foods (HRL): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Neutral

Short Interest▲ 6.6% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.33 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Neutral

10 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.33

More calls — Bullish

805 calls · 268 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$29

+17.4%

Highest Price Target

$35

+41.6%

B of A Securities

Lowest Price Target

$25

+1.2%

Stephens & Co.

Short Interest

6.6%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 14, 2026	JP Morgan	Thomas Palmer—	+5.2%	$25 → $26	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 14, 2026	BNP Paribas	Max Gumport—	+9.3%	$26 → $27	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 9, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Pooran Sharma—	+1.2%	$25 → $25	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jun 30, 2026	B of A Securities	Peter Galbo—	+9.3%	$25 → $27	Maintained	Neutral
May 29, 2026	B of A Securities	Peter Galbo—	+1.2%	$23 → $25	Maintained	Neutral
May 29, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Pooran Sharma—	+1.2%	$22 → $25	Maintained	Equal-Weight
May 21, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Pooran Sharma—	-11.0%	$27 → $22	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 9, 2026	JP Morgan	Thomas Palmer—	-6.9%	$28 → $23	Downgrade	Overweight→Neutral
Feb 27, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Pooran Sharma—	+9.3%	$25 → $27	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Feb 11, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Pooran Sharma—	+1.2%	$27 → $25	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Dec 9, 2025	Barclays	Benjamin Theurer—	+21.4%	$31 → $30	Maintained	Overweight
Dec 5, 2025	Piper Sandler	Michael Lavery—	+5.2%	$25 → $26	Maintained	Neutral
Dec 5, 2025	JP Morgan	Thomas Palmer—	+13.3%	$27 → $28	Maintained	Overweight
Dec 5, 2025	B of A Securities	Peter Galbo—	+5.2%	$25 → $26	Maintained	Neutral
Nov 21, 2025	JP Morgan	Thomas Palmer—	+9.3%	$30 → $27	Maintained	Overweight
Nov 6, 2025	Piper Sandler	Michael Lavery—	+1.2%	$26 → $25	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 30, 2025	Goldman Sachs	Adam Samuelson—	+9.3%	$31 → $27	Maintained	Buy
Aug 29, 2025	JP Morgan	Thomas Palmer—	+21.4%	$34 → $30	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 29, 2025	Goldman Sachs	Adam Samuelson—	+25.5%	$35 → $31	Maintained	Buy
Aug 29, 2025	Barclays	Benjamin Theurer—	+37.6%	$36 → $34	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 29, 2025	B of A Securities	Peter Galbo—	+13.3%	$35 → $28	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 20, 2025	JP Morgan	Thomas Palmer—	+37.6%	$29 → $34	Upgrade	Neutral→Overweight
May 22, 2025	Stephens & Co.	Pooran Sharma—	+25.5%	$31 → $31	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 15, 2025	B of A Securities	——	+41.6%	$29 → $35	Upgrade	Underperform→Neutral
Feb 18, 2025	Stephens & Co.	Pooran Sharma—	+25.5%	$31 → $31	Maintained	Equal-Weight