Hormel Foods Corp vs Southwest Airlines Co — how do they compare? Hormel Foods Corp trades at $24.22 (market cap $13.37B), while Southwest Airlines Co trades at $45.21 (market cap $22.27B). The key difference: Southwest Airlines Co is the larger of the two by market cap, and Hormel Foods Corp pays the higher dividend (4.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| HRL | LUV | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $13.37B | $22.27B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Industrials |
52-Week High | $29.25 | $54.80 |
52-Week Low | $19.74 | $29.67 |
Enterprise Value | $15.37B | $25.37B |
Dividend Yield | 4.81% | 1.58% |
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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.
Read more on HRL →Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic carrier in the United States, as measured by the number of originating passengers boarded. Southwest operates over 700 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite expanding into longer routes and business travel, the airline still specializes in short-haul leisure flights, using a point-to-point network. Southwest operates a low-cost carrier business model.
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