Hormel Foods Stock News

Coca-Cola, Hormel, and P&G have all achieved at least 60 annual dividend increases. Each of the companies operates in the resilient consumer staples sector.

PepsiCo (PEP), Hormel (HRL), and Lowe's (LOW) are long-term buys, all trading at attractive valuations after sector underperformance in 2025. PEP offers a nearly 4% yield, a 53-year dividend growth streak, and catalysts from cost-cutting and new product initiatives. HRL is undervalued with a 4.8% yield and potential turnaround under the interim CEO.

The consumer staples sector is out of favor with investors. I sold my holdings in Clorox and Hormel to capture tax losses, with plans to repurchase them both in early 2026.

A return to a lower interest rate environment could lead to a re-rating for Federal Realty, a retail-focused REIT. An easing of inflationary pressures could boost Hormel's earnings, in turn potentially driving dividend growth and share price appreciation.

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat ETF (NOBL) underperformed SPY in 2025, gaining 7.2% versus SPY's 18.42%. Despite average underperformance, select Aristocrats like CAH (+74.18%), ALB (+66.90%), and CHRW (+61.22%) delivered strong double-digit returns. Dividend growth for the Aristocrats slowed to 5.52% in 2025, down from 5.78% in 2024, with 68 of 69 raising payouts.

Dividend Kings underperformed SPY in 2025, up 4.47% vs. SPY's 17.7%, but select Kings outperformed the index. Twenty-two Dividend Kings are identified as both potentially undervalued and offering long-term expected annualized returns of at least 10%. Dividend growth for the Kings remains subdued at 5.81% for 2025, trailing the 2024 rate of 6.32%.

Dividend King Hormel is deeply out of favor and working on a turnaround, but it boasts a historically high yield. Dividend King Procter & Gamble is reasonably priced to a little cheap, and is holding its own in a tough market.

New role further strengthens marketing capabilities and accelerates growth strategy AUSTIN, Minn. , Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company, today announced that Jason Levine has been appointed to a newly created enterprise-wide chief marketing officer (CMO) role, a move that underscores the company's commitment to driving gr...