Hormel Foods Corp vs Vale SA — how do they compare? Hormel Foods Corp trades at $25.19 (market cap $13.91B), while Vale SA trades at $14.13 (market cap $59.07B). The key difference: Vale SA is far larger — about 4.2× Hormel Foods Corp's market cap, and Vale SA pays the higher dividend (8.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| HRL | VALE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $13.91B | $59.07B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $29.52 | $17.82 |
52-Week Low | $19.74 | $9.53 |
Enterprise Value | $15.91B | $75.99B |
Dividend Yield | 4.63% | 8.93% |
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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 →Vale is the world's largest iron ore miner and one of the largest diversified miners, along with BHP and Rio Tinto. Earnings are dominated by the bulk materials division, primarily iron ore and iron ore pellets, with minor contributions from iron ore proxies, including manganese and coal. The base metals division is much smaller, primarily consisting of nickel mines and smelters with a small contribution from copper.
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