DJ Hormel Foods Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Hormel Foods Corp. $(HRL)$ advanced 1.54% to $21.76 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.41% to 7,108.40 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.36% to 49,310.32.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Hormel Foods Corp. closed 31.70% below its 52-week high of $31.86, which the company reached on July 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as PepsiCo Inc. $(PEP)$ rose 1.24% to $155.70, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A $(MDLZ)$ rose 2.94% to $57.71, and Kraft Heinz Co. $(KHC)$ rose 0.37% to $21.97.
Trading volume (4.0 M) remained 839,730 below its 50-day average volume of 4.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 23, 2026.
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April 23, 2026 17:14 ET (21:14 GMT)
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