Atmos Energy Corporation vs Hormel Foods Corp — how do they compare? Atmos Energy Corporation trades at $168.76 (market cap $28.59B), while Hormel Foods Corp trades at $24.36 (market cap $13.37B). The key difference: Atmos Energy Corporation is far larger — about 2.1× Hormel Foods Corp's market cap, and Hormel Foods Corp pays the higher dividend (4.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ATO | HRL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $28.59B | $13.37B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $192.25 | $29.25 |
52-Week Low | $162.44 | $19.74 |
Enterprise Value | $38.40B | $15.37B |
Dividend Yield | 2.36% | 4.81% |
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Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. About two thirds of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas and owns an intrastate gas pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.
Read more on ATO →Hormel Foods is a protein-focused branded food company. Its brands include its namesake Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Dinty Moore, Applegate, Wholly Guacamole, and Skippy. The vast majority of the company's revenue is U.S.-based: 64% U.S. retail, 28% U.S. food service, and 8% international. By product type, in fiscal 2021, 23% of revenue was shelf-stable foods, 18% was poultry (branded and commodity), 55% was other perishable food, and 3% was other, primarily nutritional products. The company holds the number-one market position in shelf-stable meat, shelf-stable ready meals, pepperoni, natural/organic deli meat, and guacamole and the number-two position in turkey, bacon, chilled ready meals, and peanut butter.
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