Hormel Foods (HRL) closed at $20.40 on Oct 16, 2026, up 1.0% on the day. The stock is down 1.8% over the past month, down 19.3% over three months, down 11.6% year to date and down 11.4% over the past year. It trades 22.8% below its 52-week high of $26.43 and 7.6% above its 52-week low of $18.96. The close sits below its 50-day moving average ($21.53) and below its 200-day moving average ($22.80).
NextPick tracks HRL in its Packaged Foods basket alongside MDLZ, HSY, KHC, TSN and GIS. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is 2 (neutral), and the basket is up 5.5% over five sessions. Over the past month HRL ranks 5th of 9 basket members by price change.
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 5.6% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 3 of 8.
Over the last 8 reports, HRL moved an average of 5.6% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 3 of 8 reports.
No — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $20.40 is 10.6% below the 200-day average of $22.80.
HRL closed 22.8% below its 52-week high of $26.43.
NextPick groups HRL with MDLZ, HSY, KHC, TSN and GIS in its Packaged Foods basket.
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nut, and other food products to foodservice, convenience stores, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International. The company provides perishable products, including fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, bacon, sausages, hams, guacamole, and other items that require refrigeration, as well as shelf-stable products, such as canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chili, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hash, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and other items that do not require refrigeration. It sells its products under the HORMEL, ALWAYS TENDER, APPLEGATE, AUSTIN BLUES, BACON 1, BLACK LABEL, BREAD READY, BURKE, CAFÉ H, CERATTI, CHI-CHI'S, COLUMBUS, COMPLEATS, CORN NUTS, CURE 81, DAN'S PRIZE, DI LUSSO, DINTY MOORE, DON MIGUEL, DOÑA MARIA, EMBASA, FAST N EASY, FIRE BRAISED, FONTANINI, HERDEZ, HORMEL GATHERINGS, HOUSE OF TSANG, JENNIE-O, JUSTIN'S, LA VICTORIA, LAYOUT, LLOYD'S, MARY KITCHEN, MR. PEANUT, NATURAL CHOICE, NUT-RITION, OLD SMOKEHOUSE, OVEN READY, PILLOW PACK, PLANTERS, ROSA GRANDE, SADLER'S SMOKEHOUSE, SKIPPY, SPAM, SQUARE TABLE, SPECIAL RECIPE, VALLEY FRESH, and WHOLLY brands through sales personnel, independent brokers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Geo. A. Hormel & Company and changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Hormel Foods Corporation was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota.
