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title: "Hormel Foods (HRL) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/hrl
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: HRL
sector: "Consumer Defensive"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Hormel Foods (HRL) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Hormel Foods (HRL) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/hrl
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, Hormel Foods (HRL) trades at $19.85, down 19.4% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $19.42 to $26.60; the price is 25.4% below that high.
- It sits 14.5% below its 200-day average of $23.22, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 15.7% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 32.0 and a dividend yield of 5.86%.

## About Hormel Foods

Hormel Foods (HRL) is a consumer defensive company operating in packaged foods. Demand is typically resilient, with margin discipline and pricing power as key drivers. Follow price action, market risk, and comparative valuation signals to support portfolio decisions.

## What the chart is saying

In a downtrend, below both moving averages.

- Price is 13.6% below its 50-day average and 14.5% below its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on 2026-09-25 (a “death cross”).
- RSI at 27 is oversold: selling has been one-sided.
- The nearest ceiling is $21.09 (+6.2%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $22.12, 11.5% above the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Resistance near $21.09, 6.2% above the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/hrl