Inputs: momentum, trendVelocity
Mixed signal: momentum 56/100, trend 61/100.
Prediction result · Ensemble engineUpdated 7:00 AM
HRLHormel Foods Corporation stock price outlook
$21.28+1.82% since prev closeNeutral
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) is trading at $21.28, up 1.82% since the previous close and +1.04% over the past week. Price sits above its 50-day average by 2.24%, with price momentum at 56/100 and trend velocity at 61/100. Sentiment across 5 recent headlines reads mixed at 54/100. Volatility risk is contained (34/100) and the stock is 30% of the way up its 52-week range. The weighted factor score lands at 62/100 — a neutral signal. Research only, not investment advice.
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HRL
Hormel Foods Corporation
$21.28+1.82%
LEANNEUTRAL / wait for cleaner tape
WHY
- Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) is trading at $21.28, up 1.82% since the previous close and +1.04% over the past week. Price sits above its 50-day average by 2.24%, with price momentum at 56/100 and trend velocity at 61/100. Sentiment across 5 recent headlines reads mixed at 54/100. Volatility risk is contained (34/100) and the stock is 30% of the way up its 52-week range. The weighted factor score lands at 62/100 — a neutral signal. Research only, not investment advice.
- Bull input: Volume 91/100 above its 20-day average on an up-move — accumulation signature.
- Bear input: No bearish case in the sources.
RISK
Signals are model output from public data, not personalized investment advice.
INVALIDATE
Invalidate when a clear catalyst or directional print replaces the mixed tape.
AI Signal
Neutral · Playable
live data
Full public-market mode: chart history, quote, and news inputs were available.
Chart feed
Cron market chart feed
Quote/history
Six-month public chart history loaded.
News feed
5 relevant headlines found.
Signal inputs
Technical factors and news sentiment evaluated across multiple signal inputs.
News Sentiment54/100
Price Momentum56/100
Trend Velocity61/100
Volatility Risk34/100
Historical Modeling: Visualized ranges are mathematically derived from historic volatility metrics, corporate filings, and option-implied volume profiles. They represent statistical points of interest for research purposes, not financial execution commands or advice.
Why It Matters
Signal Explanation
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) is trading at $21.28, up 1.82% since the previous close and +1.04% over the past week. Price sits above its 50-day average by 2.24%, with price momentum at 56/100 and trend velocity at 61/100. Sentiment across 5 recent headlines reads mixed at 54/100. Volatility risk is contained (34/100) and the stock is 30% of the way up its 52-week range. The weighted factor score lands at 62/100 — a neutral signal. Research only, not investment advice.
Analyst Engine · Specialist model ensemble
Trees disagree — no clear lean on HRL
Weighted factor score across 16 signal inputs evaluating 9 features: momentum, news, volume, volatility, range, sentiment divergence, trend structure, and oscillator. Consensus and weighting applied. Each specialist bot inspects a different slice of the feature set, casts a directional vote, and contributes a confidence weight to the final score.
Engine edgePlayableNeutral
Inputs: newsSentiment, dayChange
Sentiment 54/100 + price 1.8% are both mid-range.
Inputs: unusualVolume, dayChange
Volume 91/100 above its 20-day average on an up-move — accumulation signature.
Inputs: volatilityRisk, momentum
Vol regime 34/100 is mid-range — no edge.
Inputs: pctOfRange, trendVelocity
Mid-range positioning — no edge from range alone.
Inputs: newsSentiment, weekChange
Sentiment 54/100 vs week change 1.0% are in agreement — no divergence edge.
Inputs: vsSma50, momentum
Price within 2.2% of the 50d SMA — no clear structural read.
Inputs: momentum, trendVelocity
Oscillator at 59 — healthy uptrend region.
Inputs: momentum, dayChange, vsSma50
Momentum 56/100 is not strong enough to confirm a breakout.
Inputs: newsSentiment, weekChange
News 54/100 and weekly change 1.0% do not create a clean follow-through read.
Inputs: unusualVolume, trendVelocity
Volume 91/100 does not show a dry-up signal.
Inputs: volatilityRisk, pctOfRange, momentum
Volatility 34/100 does not give a clean compression read.
Inputs: pctOfRange, dayChange, weekChange
Range position 30% is too middle-of-the-road to matter.
Inputs: newsSentiment, momentum, weekChange
Sentiment 54/100 and momentum 56/100 are not aligned enough for a clean read.
Inputs: vsSma50, momentum, trendVelocity
50d SMA distance 2.2% is not decisive.
Inputs: momentum, trendVelocity, weekChange
Oscillator at 59 does not show a rebound edge.
Why the ensemble agrees
- Mixed signal: momentum 56/100, trend 61/100.
- Sentiment 54/100 + price 1.8% are both mid-range.
- Price within 2.2% of the 50d SMA — no clear structural read.
Counter-trees
- Volume 91/100 above its 20-day average on an up-move — accumulation signature.
- Oscillator at 59 — healthy uptrend region.
Bull Case
- Volume 91/100 above its 20-day average on an up-move — accumulation signature.
- Oscillator at 59 — healthy uptrend region.
Bear Case
- No bearish case in the sources.
Latest Market Headlines
Headline titles only, from the publisher named on each card. Each links to the original story.
Yahoo! Finance Canada52
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo! Finance Canada
11/1/2026, 8:23:20 PM
Simply Wall St57
Hormel (HRL) Stock Could Be Below Fair Value On Steady Earnings - Simply Wall St
11/1/2026, 7:44:28 AM
MarketBeat55
Hormel Foods Corporation $HRL Stock: Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY Reduces Stake - MarketBeat
10/27/2026, 10:12:37 AM
Stock Traders Daily50
How (HRL) Movements Inform Risk Allocation Models - Stock Traders Daily
10/30/2026, 6:08:02 AM
MarketBeat55
Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) Stock Crosses Above 50-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell? - MarketBeat
10/30/2026, 10:06:05 AM
Key stats
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Industry
- Meat/Poultry/Fish
- Market cap
- $11.71B
- 52-week range
- $26.6/$18.96
- Volume
- 11,073,206
- Avg volume
- 1,614,692
- Analyst 1-yr target
- $23.50
- Exchange
- NYSE
Source: Nasdaq public quote data. Research only.
Earnings Intelligence
Next
Dec 3, 2026
Estimate
$0.38
Actual
$0.37
- • Last report Aug 27, 2026 (Jul 2026): EPS $0.37 vs $0.36 expected, +2.78% surprise.
- • Beat estimates in 4 of the last 4 quarters.
- • Next report expected Dec 3, 2026, consensus EPS $0.38 (Zacks estimate via Nasdaq; the company may confirm a different date).
Risk Warnings
- • Signals are model output from public data, not personalized investment advice.
- • Markets can move against any signal regardless of the score.
- • Confirm liquidity, spreads, and your own thesis before acting.
HRL questions
What is the MarketPicks AI signal for Hormel Foods Corporation stock (HRL)?
As of Nov 2, 2:00 AM ET, the ensemble reads neutral on HRL — no consensus — 14 of 16 bots holding, with 2 bull, 0 bear and 14 hold votes from 16 specialist bots. Research only, not investment advice.
What is the latest HRL price on MarketPicks?
HRL was $21.28 on the latest quote (Nov 2, 2:00 AM ET), +1.82% since the previous close. Quotes can be delayed.
What do the momentum and trend scores for HRL mean?
Scores run from 0 to 100, with 50 neutral. HRL shows momentum 56/100, trend velocity 61/100 and volatility risk 34/100, with news sentiment at 54/100.
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