Hormel Foods
About: Historically meat-focused, Hormel Foods broadened its lineup to include other protein offerings and become a branded food company. The firm sells its wares through multiple channels, including US retail (62% of fiscal 2024 sales), US food service (32%), and international (6%). By product, 72% of fiscal 2024 sales were from perishable food and 28% from shelf-stable. Major brands include Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Columbus, Applegate, Planters, and Skippy. Many of these hold the number one or two market share in their respective categories.
Employees: 20,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
41% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $69.5M | Put options by funds: $49.4M
37% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 71
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q3] → 5 (+1) [Q4]
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 236 | Existing positions reduced: 214
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 615 [Q3] → 630 (+15) [Q4]
2.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 39.88% [Q3] → 41.94% (+2.06%) [Q4]
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.93B [Q3] → $7.22B (+$292M) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
Stephens & Co. Pooran Sharma 33% 1-year accuracy 1 / 3 met price target | 2%upside $31 | Equal-Weight Reiterated | 18 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Benjamin Theurer 47% 1-year accuracy 16 / 34 met price target | 19%upside $36 | Overweight Upgraded | 22 Jan 2025 |
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