Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, meat and food products producer Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Hormel's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Hormel facts
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Headquarters (Founded)
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Austin, Minn. (1891)
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Market Cap
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$7.82 billion
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Industry
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Packaged foods and meats
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue
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$7.85 billion
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Management
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CEO Jeffrey Ettinger
CFO Jody Feragen
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Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)
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17.1%
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Cash/Debt
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$573.5 million / $250 million
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Dividend Yield
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1.7%
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Competitors
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ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG )
Kraft (NYSE: KFT )
Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN )
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Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 274 members who have rated Hormel believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include Cinquero and All-Star BKITU.
This past summer, Cinquero tapped Hormel as a scrumptious international selection: "[G]lobal food player. [G]lobal population growth and rise of the East."
Over the past three years, Hormel has even grown its dividend at a solid rate of 11.4% annually. That's faster than competitors like ConAgra (6.6%), Kraft (2.4%), and Tyson (0%).
CAPS All-Star BKITU elaborates on the bull case:
Exactly the type of stock that will perform well as globalization increases. Cheap staples/consumables for convenience and comfort, simple luxuries, and so on. Increasing middle classes in developing countries will be looking for things like this. On top of that, the company is a proven performer, and has excellent revenue and earnings per-employee versus its peers in the market.
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