DJ Hormel Foods Corp. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL) slipped 1.66% to $19.55 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.22% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.66% to 51,179.87.

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

Hormel Foods Corp. closed 26.50% 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 Wednesday, as PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) fell 1.58% to $123.73, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ fell 0.40% to $59.38, and Kraft Heinz Co. $(KHC)$ fell 0.23% to $21.98.

Trading volume (6.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 7, 2026.