EOG Resources Inc vs Hormel Foods Corp — how do they compare? EOG Resources Inc trades at $142.51 (market cap $74.60B), while Hormel Foods Corp trades at $24.22 (market cap $13.59B). The key difference: EOG Resources Inc is far larger — about 5.5× Hormel Foods Corp's market cap, and Hormel Foods Corp pays the higher dividend (4.74%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EOG | HRL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.60B | $13.59B |
Sector | Energy | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $149.89 | $29.25 |
52-Week Low | $101.78 | $19.74 |
Enterprise Value | $77.94B | $15.59B |
Dividend Yield | 2.87% | 4.74% |
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EOG Resources is an oil and gas producer with acreage in several U.S. shale plays, including the Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford, and the Bakken. At the end of 2021, it reported net proved reserves of 3.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 829 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2021 at a ratio of 72% oil and natural gas liquids and 28% natural gas.
Read more on EOG →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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