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Hormel Foods Corporation

$21.471d +5.2%5d +2.5%settled close · 2026-11-02

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Mkt cap $12B (11/2)β -0.2252w $19.19–27Shares 550.3MInd. Meat Packing PlantsNYSE since 1972Emp. 20,000HQ Austin, MNhormelfoods.com

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1 longlatest 2026-10-15

Date	Voice	Stance	Venue	Thesis
2026-10-15	Tom HayesFounder & chairman, Great Hill Capital	Bullish	Hedge Fund Tips (Tom Hayes)	Hormel is a defensive consumer staples name that sold off with rate fears and was loaded up at the lows near…

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Earnings

Next report: 2 Dec 2026 after the close

Confirmed date · consensus EPS 0.38. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.

Report	When	EPS actual vs est.	Reaction
27 Aug 2026	before the open	0.37 vs 0.36	-9.3%

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Notable options days

Sessions in the last 120 where HRL’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 13 of 120 sessions qualified.

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