Hormel Foods Corp vs Prospect Capital Corporation — how do they compare? Hormel Foods Corp trades at $24.36 (market cap $13.37B), while Prospect Capital Corporation trades at $2.29 (market cap $1.14B). The key difference: Hormel Foods Corp is far larger — about 11.7× Prospect Capital Corporation's market cap, and Prospect Capital Corporation pays the higher dividend (21.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| HRL | PSEC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $13.37B | $1.14B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Financials |
52-Week High | $29.25 | $3.05 |
52-Week Low | $19.74 | $2.11 |
Enterprise Value | $15.37B | — |
Dividend Yield | 4.81% | 21.93% |
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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 →Prospect Capital Corp is a closed-end investment company based in the United States. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company invests primarily in senior and subordinated debt and equity of private companies for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations, and other purposes. It makes investments, including lending in private equity, sponsored transactions, directly to companies, investments in structured credit, real estate, and syndicated debt.
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