HRL Stock Analysis: Hormel Foods Corporation

Updated Nov 4, 2026, after the Nov 3 close. NYSE, Packaged Foods. Refreshed every trading day after the nightly scan.

$21.26 -0.98% Nov 3 close

The short answer

As of the Nov 3, 2026 close, QuantivFlow's Trend algo rates HRL EXIT on the short-term (daily) horizon, a stance it has held since Aug 10, 2026 at $24.70. The mid-term (weekly) and long-term (monthly) horizons read EXIT and EXIT. The Rebound algo's last dip trade closed on Oct 30, 2026 at $21.28; it holds no dip position now. The Patterns algo sees a bull flag on the daily chart that broke out on Nov 2, 2026 at $20.78, with a measured target about 12% higher. The daily RSI (14) is 60, and the price sits 3.7% above the 50-day average and 4.3% under the 200-day.

Three algos, three opinions is normal: Trend follows the established direction, Rebound buys sharp dips inside it, Patterns reads the chart shape. Not investment advice.

What Trend meansA trend-following algo. BUY while an uptrend holds on that horizon, EXIT when it breaks. Long only, judged on daily, weekly and monthly candles.
What Rebound meansA dip-buying algo. BUY after a sharp short-term drop in an otherwise healthy stock, EXIT once price closes back above its 12-day average. Short term and Mid term profiles.
What Patterns meansA chart-shape detector. Finds wedges, double tops and bottoms, cup and handle and more, marks the breakout or breakdown and measures the textbook price target. Full method

Trend

rides uptrends, long only
Short term (daily)EXIT
Mid term (weekly)EXIT
Long term (monthly)EXIT

Daily EXIT since Aug 10, 2026 at $24.70. Weekly EXIT since Aug 5, 2022 at $42.13. Monthly EXIT since Nov 2020.

Rebound

buys sharp dips
Short termEXIT
Mid termEXIT

Short term: the last dip trade closed on Aug 24, 2026 at $24.09; no open dip position. Mid term: the last dip trade closed on Oct 30, 2026 at $21.28; no open dip position. The exit comes when price closes back above its 12-bar average or after 10 bars.

Patterns

chart shapes with targets
Daily: Bull flagBREAKOUT
Daily: Falling wedgeINVALIDATED

The bull flag on the daily chart broke out on Nov 2, 2026 at $20.78, measured target 11.5% higher (about $23.17). The daily falling wedge that broke out on Oct 14, 2026 was invalidated on Oct 22, 2026.

Daily indicators at the Nov 3 close

Read from the daily chart. The weekly and monthly readings are in the app.

MomentumValueRead
RSI (14)59.8neutral
MACD / signal0.25 / 0.09above signal, falling
ADX (14)28.4trending
+DI / -DI37.0 / 21.9buyers lead
ATR (14)0.452.1% of price
Price levelsValuevs price
SMA 2020.35+4.5%
SMA 5020.50+3.7%
SMA 20022.22-4.3%
Bollinger (20, 2)18.69 to 22.01inside the bands
52-week range18.77 to 26.0334% of range
Volume5.3M1.0x the 20-day average

How the algos have done on HRL

Closed signals on this stock, from each algo's own history on the horizon named. Past results do not guarantee future results.

Trend, short term (2.7y) Not enough closed trades on this stock yet (3 so far; 5 needed).
Trend, mid term (10y) Not enough closed trades on this stock yet (4 so far; 5 needed).
Trend, long term (20y) Not enough closed trades on this stock yet (1 so far; 5 needed).
Rebound, short term (2.5y)
50%win rate
-1.9%avg per trade
6closed trades
Rebound, mid term (10y)
60%win rate
-1.4%avg per trade
5closed trades
Patterns, all horizons (2y) Not enough measured breaks on this stock yet (3 detected; 5 needed).

Recent signals on HRL

DateAlgoHorizonSignalPriceNote
2026-11-02PatternsDaily Bull flag breakout 20.78target +11.5%
2026-10-30ReboundMid term EXIT 21.28closed the BUY from Aug 21 at -9.5%
2026-10-14PatternsDaily Falling wedge breakout 19.28target +35.9%, invalidated Oct 22
2026-09-21PatternsDaily Bear pennant breakdown 20.73target -14.2%
2026-08-24ReboundShort term EXIT 24.09closed the BUY at -2.5%
2026-08-21ReboundMid term BUY 23.882-week RSI 4.3
2026-08-14ReboundShort term EXIT 24.54closed the BUY at -0.6%
2026-08-10TrendShort term EXIT 24.70closed the BUY from $23.31 at +6.0%
2026-08-07TrendShort term EXIT 25.02closed the BUY from $23.31 at +7.3%
2026-05-28TrendShort term BUY 23.31later closed

The full HRL analysis is in the QuantivFlow app

  • The bull flag drawn on the chart, with its $23.17 target
  • RSI, MACD, ADX, moving averages, Bollinger Bands and volume, read for you
  • How each algo has done on HRL: win rate, average gain, every past signal
  • A push notification the day a signal or pattern changes

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Questions about HRL

Is HRL in an uptrend right now?

Not by the Trend algo's reading, on any horizon. The daily horizon is EXIT since Aug 10, 2026. The weekly horizon is EXIT since Aug 5, 2022. The monthly horizon is EXIT since November 2020. Trend is long only: BUY means the uptrend holds on that horizon, EXIT means it broke.

Is HRL oversold?

No. The daily RSI (14) closed at 59.8; the classic oversold line is 30.

What chart pattern is HRL forming?

The bull flag on the daily chart broke out on Nov 2, 2026 at $20.78, measured target 11.5% higher (about $23.17). The daily falling wedge that broke out on Oct 14, 2026 was invalidated on Oct 22, 2026.

Where is HRL's 200-day moving average?

$22.22 at the Nov 3, 2026 close, with the stock at $21.26, 4.3% below it. The 50-day average is $20.50, 3.7% below the price.

Is HRL a buy today?

QuantivFlow does not give advice. It shows what each algo sees: Trend is EXIT on the daily horizon, Rebound holds no dip position, Patterns sees a bull flag that broke out with a target 12% higher. How you weigh the three depends on your horizon and risk tolerance; past signals do not guarantee future results.

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Generated by QuantivFlow after every trading day from the same scan that powers the app. Signals describe what the algos observed on end-of-day data, not what you should do. QuantivFlow is not a broker or an investment adviser. Trading involves risk, including the loss of principal.

Data as of Nov 3, 2026 close. Page updated Nov 4, 2026 04:00 UTC. Machine-readable version: quantivflow.com/stocks/HRL.json