Hormel Foods Corp vs Western Union Co — how do they compare? Hormel Foods Corp trades at $25.19 (market cap $13.91B), while Western Union Co trades at $8.9 (market cap $2.71B). The key difference: Hormel Foods Corp is far larger — about 5.1× Western Union Co's market cap, and Western Union Co pays the higher dividend (10.85%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| HRL | WU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $13.91B | $2.71B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $29.52 | $10.28 |
52-Week Low | $19.74 | $7.04 |
Enterprise Value | $15.91B | $2.40B |
Dividend Yield | 4.63% | 10.85% |
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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 →Western Union provides domestic and international money transfers through its global network of about 500,000 outside agents. It is the largest money transfer company in the world and one of only a few companies with a truly global agent network.
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