HORMEL FOODS ($HRL) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings

HORMEL FOODS ($HRL) posted quarterly earnings results for Q1 2026 on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported earnings of $0.34 per share, beating estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. The company also reported revenue of $3,027,320,000, missing estimates of $3,101,393,870 by $-74,073,870.

You can see Quiver Quantitative's $HRL stock page to track data on insider trading, hedge fund activity, congressional trading, and more.

HORMEL FOODS Insider Trading Activity

HORMEL FOODS insiders have traded $HRL stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $HRL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

ELSA A MURANO sold 13,400 shares for an estimated $321,600

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HORMEL FOODS Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 340 institutional investors add shares of HORMEL FOODS stock to their portfolio, and 361 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 6,700,579 shares (-77.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $158,803,722
HOLOCENE ADVISORS, LP added 3,214,203 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $76,176,611
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC removed 3,020,875 shares (-72.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $71,594,737
CHAMPLAIN INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC removed 2,961,282 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $70,182,383
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added 2,547,414 shares (+73.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $60,373,711
SQUAREPOINT OPS LLC added 2,179,012 shares (+1695.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $51,642,584
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP added 2,159,100 shares (+51.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $51,170,670

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HORMEL FOODS Government Contracts

We have seen $48,905,284 of award payments to $HRL over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

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HORMEL FOODS Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $HRL stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $HRL stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 09/11 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 09/25.

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HORMEL FOODS Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $HRL in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/21/2025
Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 10/30/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for HORMEL FOODS, check out Quiver Quantitative's $HRL forecast page.

HORMEL FOODS Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $HRL recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $HRL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $26.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Pooran Sharma from Stephens & Co. set a target price of $25.0 on 02/11/2026
Benjamin Theurer from Barclays set a target price of $30.0 on 12/09/2025
Peter Galbo from B of A Securities set a target price of $26.0 on 12/05/2025
Thomas Palmer from JP Morgan set a target price of $28.0 on 12/05/2025
Michael Lavery from Piper Sandler set a target price of $26.0 on 12/05/2025
Adam Samuelson from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $27.0 on 10/30/2025

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