Why HRL Stock advanced +1.41% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$20.90 +1.41% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 63/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $11.50B
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk B
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+2.2% Base Target
$28 Bull$21 Base$17 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:58% Call Buyers ($2.6M)
42% PutsMax Pain: $20.00
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Why HRL Stock advanced +1.41% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) advanced +1.41% to $20.90 as options desks priced 58% call premium vs. 42% put protection around the $20 max-pain magnet. Solid 16% profit margin (6% return on capital), mixed timing at 24x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 25% of its 52-week range ($18.96 – $26.6) with RSI-14 at 60 (BULLISH MOMENTUM).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.6M in bullish call flow vs. $1.9M in put flow (Put/Call 0.71x, implied earnings swing ±6.7%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C (Hold) backed by 15.6% gross margin and $534.3M annual free cash flow.
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HRL // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -0.88%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $21.23H $21.52L $21.18C $21.28VOL 11.07M
SUP: $17.46SMA50: $20.81SMA200: $22.83
$27.13$24.92$22.70$20.49$18.27SUP $17.46$21.282026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
17.8%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +12.1% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why HRL Stock advanced +1.41% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 16% profit margin (6% return on capital), mixed timing at 24x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.