HRL - Hormel Foods Corporation
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$24.25
DETAILS
HIGH:
$26.00
LOW:
$23.00
MEDIAN:
$24.00
CONSENSUS:
$24.25
UPSIDE:
26.37%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Stable Earnings Power
80% confidence
Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
17.0x
1.61$
Key Value Driver
Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)
Implied Market Multiple
11.9x
Plain-Language Summary
Applying a 17x P/E to adjusted EPS of $1.61, the base-case value is $27.34 per share. DDM cross-check: $21.33.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (30 analysts)
$24.25
Analyst Range
$23.00 – $26.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
13%
Warnings
The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 85%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
The company pays out 134% of its profits as dividends. That leaves little cushion — the dividend could be cut if business slows down.
Dividend-based valuation: $21.33 (below our primary estimate by 22%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Key Risks
- Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
- EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
- Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples