HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION vs HERSHEY CO, two Food & Beverage stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HRL and HSY diverge most: on return on equity, HRL reads 5.9% and HSY reads 32.6%; on p/b, HRL reads 1.73 and HSY reads 8.49. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HRL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What HSY's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | HRL | HSY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $25.01 | $174.94 |
| Market cap | $13.8B | $38.8B |
| Sector | Food & Beverage | Food & Beverage |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +0.1% |
| P/E | 29.4 | — |
| P/B | 1.73 | 8.49 |
| P/S | 1.13 | 3.19 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.9 | 16.5 |
| Revenue growth | +2.5% | +7.7% |
| Gross margin | 17.4% | 45.3% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 23.1% |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 12.2% |
| Return on equity | 5.9% | 32.6% |
| Return on assets | 3.5% | 10.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.0% | 16.4% |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | 5.8% |
| Dividend yield | 4.6% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 1.25 |
| Current ratio | 1.94 | 1.18 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.91 | 4.13 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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