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Before he passed away, Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's investing partner of 60 years, was rumored to have quietly made one final investment... Up until now, it has remained hidden from the public. It's potentially the smartest, most profitable, and most under-valued AI investment you can make today.
Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 548,610,000 |
| Shares Float | 291,040,000 |
| Shares Short | 12,510,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 22% |
| Institution Holdings | 88.02% |
About Hormel Foods Corp
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and other food products to retail, foodservice, deli, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International segments. The company provides various perishable products that include fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, sausages, hams, guacamoles, and bacons; and shelf-stable products comprising canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chili, shelf-stable microwaveable meals, hash, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, nutritional food supplements, and others. 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, HAPPY LITTLE PLANTS, HERDEZ, HORMEL GATHERINGS, HORMEL SQUARE TABLE, HORMEL VITAL CUISINE, 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, SPECIAL RECIPE, THICK & EASY, 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.
General
| Name | Hormel Foods Corp |
| Ticker | HRL |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | October |
| Full Time Employees | 20,000 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 33.89 |
| Market Cap | 16,206,900,000 |
| PE Ratio | 20.12 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.88 |
| EBITDA | 1,353,831,040 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 1.65 |
| Profit Margin | 6.75% |
| Operating Margin | 8.79 |
| Return on Assets | 0.05 |
| Return on Equity | 0.10 |
| Revenue | 11.9B |
| Earnings Per Share | 1.47 |
| Revenue Per Share | 21.88 |
| Gross Profit | 2,019,979,008 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | -0.02 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 19.99 |
| Forward PE | 17.95 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 1.35 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 2.03 |
Dividend
Hormel Foods Corp pays out a dividend of $1.17 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.96%.
HRL's next dividend payment will be made to shareholders on February 18, 2025.
They pay out 77.04% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Feb 18, 2025 | $0.29 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.28 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | $0.28 |
| May 15, 2024 | $0.28 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | $0.28 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | $0.28 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | $0.28 |
| May 15, 2023 | $0.28 |
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