Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold29 ratings
Bullish517.3%
Neutral1758.6%
Bearish724.1%
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Hormel Foods Corporation analyst ratings
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$20.83Previous close
$23Low
$32.3Average
$54High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 21, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP Paribas | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 28, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 8, 2020 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 21, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Oct 25, 2019 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 24, 2019 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Vertical Research | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Nov 6, 2018 |
| Vertical Group | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Nov 6, 2018 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 17, 2018 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 16, 2018 |
| Mizuho | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Nov 3, 2017 |
| KeyBanc | Equal Weight | Sector Weight | Maintain | Dec 2, 2016 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Perform | Maintain | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Edward Jones | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Sep 16, 2016 |
| BB&T Capital | Underweight | Hold | Downgrade | Apr 5, 2016 |
| CLSA | Underperform | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 18, 2016 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 17, 2016 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Davenport | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 1, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $20.83. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $23 | $21.28 | +10.4% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Coker Palmer | Thomas Palmer | $26 | $24.44 | +24.8% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $25 | $20.76 | +20.0% | May 21, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $22 | $20.76 | +5.6% | May 21, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $25 | $24.3 | +20.0% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $30 | $23.85 | +44.0% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery | $26 | $24.16 | +24.8% | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Coker Palmer | Thomas Palmer | $28 | $24.16 | +34.4% | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $27 | $21.49 | +29.6% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Theurer | $34 | $25.69 | +63.2% | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $30.85 | +68.0% | Jun 23, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery | $33 | $32.53 | +58.4% | Dec 5, 2024 |
| BNP Paribas | Max Gumport | $28 | $32.19 | +34.4% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Peter Galbo | $30 | $31.01 | +44.0% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Coker Palmer | Thomas Palmer | $37 | $31.25 | +77.6% | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Coker Palmer | Thomas Palmer | $29 | $30.79 | +39.2% | May 30, 2024 |
| Coker Palmer | Thomas Palmer | $35 | $35.47 | +68.0% | May 22, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $45.55 | +159.2% | Dec 30, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $47 | $47.04 | +125.6% | Dec 1, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $46.83 | +154.4% | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $50.72 | +164.0% | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Michael Lavery | $49 | $46 | +135.2% | Dec 10, 2021 |
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