16 Stocks Jim Cramer Recently Talked About

8. Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 38

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently talked about. Cramer said that he likes that the company has “good sales momentum.” The Mad Money host stated:

“When the whole packaged food sector came under attack by the GLP-1 weight loss drugs, I thought Hormel might perform better because it’s all about protein… It hasn’t worked out that way… Main problem, Hormel’s cost, many of which are commodities. They’ve gotten out of control. There’s plenty of demand for their product. Sales growth has been strong. It’s just high commodity costs… [have] taken a meat ax to their margins…It is not crazy to believe that Hormel’s close to a turnaround. Listen to me on this. Stock’s fairly cheap, selling for less than 16 times next year’s numbers.

At its current depressed level, it sports a 5.1% dividend yield. I like that. I like that the company still has good sales momentum…Now, Hormel reports next week. So here’s where I come down: I think it’s too early to pile into this one ahead of the quarter, given that the CFO just stepped down. I’m not expecting to hear great things next week. I certainly don’t expect this interim management team to stick their necks out with a strong forecast. Honestly, I’m kind of hoping that Hormel will disappoint and the stock will get hammered. Why? Well, look, I think management could give us a credible plan for improving the cost structure. At that point, I’d feel comfortable buying this one in weakness. But I just, I want to see the quarter. I don’t like guesswork like this.”

Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) develops and distributes a wide range of meat, nut, and other food products, including fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable items