Hormel Foods Corporation

HRL stock score: 42/100

$20.44 · -0.34% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
35
Fundamental
49
News
57

The reading

Hormel Foods (HRL) scores 42 out of 100, which reads weak, higher than 22% of Consumer Defensive stocks and 22% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 35, fundamentals 49.

Among the fundamentals, Price Target at 100 and Forward P/E at 95 score highest, while Earnings Growth (Quarterly) at 0 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 45 and contrarian oscillators 41.

News sentiment is neutral at 57; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 38 to 62, and it is down 15 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward HRL’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

49

Pulling it up

  • Price Target100

    Price target score compares the current stock price to analyst consensus targets.

  • Forward P/E95

    Forward P/E ratio uses estimated future earnings to calculate valuation.

  • Current Ratio95

    Current ratio measures ability to pay short-term liabilities with current assets.

Holding it back

  • Earnings Growth (Quarterly)0

    Quarterly earnings growth measures profit increase versus the prior-year quarter.

  • Earnings Growth (Annual)0

    Annual earnings growth tracks year-over-year profit expansion.

  • Earnings Growth (5-Year)0

    5-year earnings growth evaluates long-term profit trajectory and consistency.

41 weighted scorers.

Technical · daily

41

Pulling it up

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

  • Chaikin Money Flow (20)93

    Chaikin Money Flow (20-period) measures buying and selling pressure over 20 periods.

  • Stochastic (14)88

    Stochastic Oscillator (14-period) compares the current price to its range over 14 periods.

Holding it back

  • Ichimoku Cloud0

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

  • SMA 100 Cross Up3

    SMA 100 Cross Up identifies when shorter averages cross above the 100-period SMA.

  • SMA 200 Cross Up3

    SMA 200 Cross Up tracks when faster moving averages cross above the 200-period SMA.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
57

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly551
Daily413
Weekly282
Monthly262
Quarterly302

Composite score, last 90 days

05010042Jul 25, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 57Jul 26, 2026: 57Jul 27, 2026: 60Jul 28, 2026: 60Jul 29, 2026: 58Jul 30, 2026: 57Jul 31, 2026: 62Aug 2, 2026: 50Aug 3, 2026: 51Aug 5, 2026: 49Aug 6, 2026: 49Aug 7, 2026: 48Aug 8, 2026: 49Aug 9, 2026: 49Aug 10, 2026: 47Aug 11, 2026: 45Aug 12, 2026: 45Aug 13, 2026: 47Aug 14, 2026: 46Aug 15, 2026: 47Aug 16, 2026: 47Aug 17, 2026: 45Aug 18, 2026: 46Aug 19, 2026: 48Aug 20, 2026: 46Aug 22, 2026: 45Aug 23, 2026: 45Aug 24, 2026: 44Aug 25, 2026: 43Aug 26, 2026: 43Aug 27, 2026: 39Aug 28, 2026: 39Aug 29, 2026: 39Aug 30, 2026: 39Aug 31, 2026: 39Sep 1, 2026: 40Sep 2, 2026: 41Sep 3, 2026: 39Sep 4, 2026: 39Sep 5, 2026: 39Sep 6, 2026: 39Sep 7, 2026: 39Sep 8, 2026: 39Sep 9, 2026: 38Sep 10, 2026: 38Sep 11, 2026: 38Sep 12, 2026: 38Sep 13, 2026: 38Sep 14, 2026: 39Sep 15, 2026: 39Sep 16, 2026: 39Sep 17, 2026: 39Sep 18, 2026: 40Sep 19, 2026: 40Sep 20, 2026: 40Sep 21, 2026: 39Sep 22, 2026: 38Sep 23, 2026: 39Sep 24, 2026: 39Sep 25, 2026: 38Sep 26, 2026: 38Sep 27, 2026: 38Sep 28, 2026: 39Sep 29, 2026: 39Sep 30, 2026: 39Oct 1, 2026: 39Oct 2, 2026: 40Oct 3, 2026: 40Oct 4, 2026: 40Oct 5, 2026: 40Oct 6, 2026: 40Oct 7, 2026: 39Oct 8, 2026: 39Oct 9, 2026: 38Oct 10, 2026: 39Oct 11, 2026: 39Oct 12, 2026: 39Oct 13, 2026: 39Oct 14, 2026: 40Oct 15, 2026: 42Oct 16, 2026: 42Oct 17, 2026: 42Oct 18, 2026: 42Oct 19, 2026: 41Oct 20, 2026: 42Oct 21, 2026: 42
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Key facts

Market cap
$11.2B
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Packaged Foods
Beta
0.29
Risk grade (1–10)
7
Next earnings
Aug 27, 2026

Packaged Foods peers

CompanyMarket capScore
GIS General Mills$17.4B34
SJM The J. M. Smucker Company$13.7B58
JBS JBS$13.4B56
MKC McCormick & Company$12.5B48
DAR Darling Ingredients$9.3B58
LW Lamb Weston$7.3B55

Questions

What is HRL's stock score today?

HRL scores 42/100 (Weak) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 35, fundamental 49, and news sentiment 57, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is HRL a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 42 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean weak today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the HRL score calculated?

103 weighted scorers feed it today: 41 fundamental, scored against Consumer Defensive ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.