Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL)

Hormel Foods Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 3 analysts that cover Hormel Foods stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $33.67, which forecasts a 33.51% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $31 and the highest is $36.

Price Target: $33.67 (+33.51%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$31	$33.67	$34	$36
Change	+22.92%	+33.51%	+34.81%	+42.74%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Hormel Foods stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	0
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	2
Hold	2	2	2	2	2	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Total	5	5	4	4	4	3

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Thomas Palmer JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold → Buy Upgrades $29 → $34	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$29 → $34	+34.81%	Aug 20, 2025
Pooran Sharma Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Hold Reiterates $31	Hold	Reiterates	$31	+22.92%	May 22, 2025
Pooran Sharma Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Hold Reiterates $31	Hold	Reiterates	$31	+22.92%	Feb 18, 2025
Benjamin Theurer Barclays	Barclays	Hold → Buy Upgrades $35 → $36	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$35 → $36	+42.74%	Jan 22, 2025
Thomas Palmer Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $36 → $35	Strong Buy	Maintains	$36 → $35	+38.78%	Nov 19, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

12.24B

Increased by 2.68%

from 11.92B

Revenue Next Year

12.56B

Increased by 2.65%

from 12.24B

EPS This Year

1.63

Increased by 10.72%

from 1.47

EPS Next Year

1.81

Increased by 11.02%

from 1.63

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Oct 25, 2020	Oct 31, 2021	Oct 30, 2022	Oct 29, 2023	Oct 27, 2024	Oct 27, 2025	Oct 27, 2026
Revenue	9.61B	11.39B	12.46B	12.11B	11.92B	12.24B	12.56B
Revenue Growth	1.17%	18.50%	9.42%	-2.80%	-1.56%	2.68%	2.65%
EPS	1.66	1.66	1.82	1.45	1.47	1.63	1.81
EPS Growth	-7.78%	-	9.64%	-20.33%	1.29%	10.72%	11.02%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	15.51	13.97
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	13	13

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	12.8B	13.2B
Avg	12.2B	12.6B
Low	11.8B	12.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	7.6%	7.6%
Avg	2.7%	2.6%
Low	-1.0%	-1.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	1.73	2.03
Avg	1.63	1.81
Low	1.52	1.62

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	18.0%	24.6%
Avg	10.7%	11.0%
Low	3.4%	-0.6%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.