DJ Hormel Foods Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL) rose 1.30% to $21.85 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.33% to 7,686.14 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.70% to 53,185.90.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Hormel Foods Corp. closed 17.86% below its 52-week high of $26.60, which the company achieved on June 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ fell 0.52% to $140.34, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ fell 0.47% to $62.07, and Kraft Heinz Co. $(KHC)$ fell 0.12% to $25.67.
Trading volume (7.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 31, 2026.