DJ Hormel Foods Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains

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Shares of Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL) rallied 1.04% to $20.40 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.09% to 7,659.44 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.34% to 52,002.41.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Hormel Foods Corp. closed 23.31% below its 52-week high of $26.60, which the company achieved on June 26th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) rose 2.42% to $131.49, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 1.40% to $63.91, and Kraft Heinz Co. $(KHC)$ rose 1.72% to $23.68.

Trading volume (5.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 16, 2026.