HRL Insider Trading
HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ | Meat Packing Plants
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Meat Packing Plants sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-01 23:38 | 2011-07-01 | REETZ DOUGLAS R | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $29.75 | 8,398 | $249,841 | 46,546 | -15.3% |
| 2011-06-30 17:58 | 2011-06-28 | Tegt Robert A | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $29.39 | 93,021 | $2,734,120 | 17,181 | 0.0% |
| 2011-06-30 17:58 | 2011-06-28 | BROSS RICHARD A | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $29.50 | 28,098 | $828,891 | 92,348 | -23.3% |
| 2011-06-16 00:10 | 2011-06-15 | Snee James P | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $28.65 | 3,174 | $90,942 | 1,346 | 0.0% |
| 2011-06-04 00:28 | 2011-06-01 | Schweitzer Bruce R | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $29.32 | 4,443 | $130,283 | 567 | 0.0% |
| 2011-06-01 21:10 | 2011-05-27 | Marco Lori J | Officer - VP & General Counsel | SELL | $28.95 | 350 | $10,146 | 534 | -39.6% |
| 2011-04-19 00:19 | 2011-04-14 | HARTZOG DANIEL A | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $28.34 | 16,013 | $453,736 | 2,325 | 0.0% |
| 2011-04-15 23:08 | 2011-04-13 | VORPAHL LARRY L | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $27.94 | 8,171 | $228,298 | 51,478 | 0.0% |
| 2011-04-15 22:18 | 2011-04-14 | REETZ DOUGLAS R | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $28.21 | 1,000 | $28,205 | 54,944 | -1.8% |
| 2011-04-01 23:31 | 2011-03-30 | Farnsworth Bryan D | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $27.96 | 25,389 | $709,920 | 13,617 | 0.0% |
| 2011-03-31 22:12 | 2011-03-29 | BROSS RICHARD A | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $28.10 | 200 | $5,620 | 120,446 | 0.0% |
| 2011-03-31 00:19 | 2011-03-30 | Johnson Brian Dean | Officer - VP & Corporate Secretary | OPT+S | $27.90 | 1,000 | $27,902 | 9,430 | 0.0% |
| 2011-03-15 20:27 | 2011-03-11 | Tegt Robert A | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $27.64 | 17,279 | $477,535 | 2,923 | 0.0% |
| 2011-03-10 22:05 | 2011-03-08 | FIELDING RONALD W | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $27.43 | 370,007 | $10,150,846 | 94,811 | 0.0% |
| 2011-03-10 00:08 | 2011-03-07 | Schroeder James R | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $27.16 | 7,115 | $193,267 | 976 | 0.0% |
| 2011-03-04 23:38 | 2011-03-02 | PIPPINS DAKOTA A | Director | OPT+S | $27.69 | 12,927 | $357,936 | 32,573 | 0.0% |
| 2011-03-01 22:14 | 2011-02-25 | Tegt Robert A | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $26.82 | 24,916 | $668,250 | 44,591 | -35.8% |
| 2011-01-19 23:44 | 2011-01-17 | PIPPINS DAKOTA A | Director | OPT+S | $50.64 | 3,141 | $159,061 | 13,359 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-23 22:43 | 2010-12-21 | REETZ DOUGLAS R | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $51.47 | 7,116 | $366,293 | 27,972 | -20.3% |
| 2010-12-23 00:06 | 2010-12-20 | Schroeder James R | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $51.56 | 624 | $32,174 | 172 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-23 00:08 | 2010-12-21 | ETTINGER JEFFREY M | Director, Officer - Chairman, President and CEO | BUY | $51.56 | 1,500 | $77,340 | 108,952 | +1.4% |
| 2010-12-23 00:07 | 2010-12-21 | DAY THOMAS R | Officer - Group Vice President | SELL | $51.53 | 4,000 | $206,109 | 11,716 | -25.5% |
| 2010-12-22 00:09 | 2010-12-20 | BINDER STEVEN G | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $51.71 | 4,000 | $206,847 | 49,309 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-20 23:59 | 2010-12-16 | Schweitzer Bruce R | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $51.02 | 13,208 | $673,866 | 1,797 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-20 18:52 | 2010-12-16 | Craven Julie H | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $51.08 | 1,245 | $63,596 | 4,358 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-20 23:59 | 2010-12-16 | Tolbert Michael D | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $51.07 | 3,287 | $167,882 | 18,671 | 0.0% |
| 2010-12-21 00:00 | 2010-12-16 | HARTZOG DANIEL A | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $51.11 | 2,000 | $102,223 | 10,291 | -16.3% |
| 2010-10-19 19:54 | 2010-10-15 | Devine Michael L | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $44.73 | 1,228 | $54,928 | 1,559 | 0.0% |
| 2010-10-15 16:55 | 2010-10-14 | GOETTSCH DENNIS B | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $44.97 | 4,449 | $200,072 | 4,385 | -50.4% |
| 2010-10-12 19:20 | 2010-10-07 | Snee James P | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $45.39 | 1,721 | $78,120 | 535 | 0.0% |
| 2010-10-12 22:38 | 2010-10-08 | Tegt Robert A | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $45.40 | 9,099 | $413,076 | 1,001 | 0.0% |
| 2010-10-12 19:19 | 2010-10-08 | REETZ DOUGLAS R | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $45.32 | 10,000 | $453,200 | 28,171 | -26.2% |
| 2010-10-08 21:01 | 2010-10-06 | SNYDER WILLIAM F | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $45.24 | 9,000 | $407,160 | 33,878 | 0.0% |
| 2010-09-16 17:13 | 2010-09-14 | Kremin Donald H | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $44.39 | 2,543 | $112,884 | 653 | 0.0% |
| 2010-09-15 17:44 | 2010-09-13 | Gentzler Roland G | Officer - VP and Treasurer | OPT+S | $44.61 | 1,674 | $74,683 | 2,576 | 0.0% |
| 2010-09-03 21:19 | 2010-09-02 | BINDER STEVEN G | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $43.99 | 1,256 | $55,273 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2010-09-02 23:31 | 2010-09-01 | Schroeder James R | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $43.15 | 213 | $9,204 | 851 | -20.0% |
| 2010-09-01 21:05 | 2010-08-31 | Kremin Donald H | Officer - Vice President | BUY | $43.15 | 1,349 | $58,226 | 3,581 | +60.5% |
| 2010-08-31 20:07 | 2010-08-30 | Craven Julie H | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $43.15 | 9,100 | $392,665 | 4,229 | 0.0% |
| 2010-08-27 18:09 | 2010-08-25 | Schweitzer Bruce R | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $42.60 | 18,398 | $783,738 | 1,607 | 0.0% |
| 2010-08-27 17:57 | 2010-08-25 | Tolbert Michael D | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $42.69 | 4,031 | $172,083 | 18,845 | 0.0% |
| 2010-08-27 18:12 | 2010-08-25 | SPLINTER JAMES M | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $42.68 | 2,419 | $103,245 | 12,176 | 0.0% |
| 2010-06-24 21:54 | 2010-06-23 | HARTZOG DANIEL A | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $41.60 | 2,196 | $91,360 | 3,884 | -36.1% |
| 2010-06-16 16:47 | 2010-06-15 | BROSS RICHARD A | Officer - Group Vice President | OPT+S | $42.02 | 9,395 | $394,778 | 53,104 | 0.0% |
| 2010-06-08 19:02 | 2010-06-04 | GOETTSCH DENNIS B | Officer - Vice President | OPT+S | $40.52 | 26,169 | $1,060,491 | 12,665 | 0.0% |
| 2010-06-02 22:12 | 2010-06-02 | ETTINGER JEFFREY M | Director, Officer - Chairman, President and CEO | BUY | $40.07 | 7,500 | $300,526 | 106,452 | +7.6% |
| 2010-04-13 16:48 | 2010-04-09 | PIPPINS DAKOTA A | Director | SELL | $41.70 | 3,898 | $162,556 | 12,500 | -23.8% |
| 2010-03-25 23:00 | 2010-03-24 | Gentzler Roland G | Officer - VP and Treasurer | OPT+S | $41.75 | 3,312 | $138,284 | 2,916 | 0.0% |
| 2010-03-19 18:47 | 2010-03-18 | HARTZOG DANIEL A | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $41.69 | 1,200 | $50,028 | 11,085 | -9.8% |
| 2010-03-18 18:57 | 2010-03-16 | HARTZOG DANIEL A | Officer - Vice President | SELL | $41.32 | 1,004 | $41,488 | 6,040 | -14.3% |
How to Interpret $HRL Trades
Not every insider transaction in HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $HRL shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for HRL
Insider activity data for HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $HRL, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.