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BAX vs HRL Comparison

Compare BAX & HRL Stocks: Price Trends, ML Decisions, Charts, Trends, Technical Analysis and more.

Logo Baxter International Inc.

BAX

Baxter International Inc.

HOLD

Current Price

$18.54

Market Cap

9.4B

Sector

Health Care

ML Signal

HOLD

Logo Hormel Foods Corporation

HRL

Hormel Foods Corporation

HOLD

Current Price

$24.37

Market Cap

12.8B

ML Signal

HOLD

Company Overview

Basic Information
Metric
BAX
HRL
Founded
1931
1891
Country
United States
United States
Employees
N/A
N/A
Industry
Medical/Dental Instruments
Meat/Poultry/Fish
Sector
Health Care
Consumer Staples
Exchange
Nasdaq
Nasdaq
Market Cap
9.4B
12.8B
IPO Year
N/A
N/A

Fundamental Metrics

Financial Performance
Metric
BAX
HRL
Price
$18.54
$24.37
Analyst Decision
Hold
Buy
Analyst Count
10
6
Target Price
$25.67
$28.67
AVG Volume (30 Days)
8.3M
5.4M
Earning Date
10-30-2025
12-04-2025
Dividend Yield
0.22%
4.81%
EPS Growth
N/A
N/A
EPS
N/A
0.87
Revenue
$11,023,000,000.00
$12,106,160,000.00
Revenue This Year
$5.20
$3.46
Revenue Next Year
$2.02
$2.75
P/E Ratio
N/A
$28.00
Revenue Growth
3.90
1.55
52 Week Low
$17.40
$21.03
52 Week High
$37.74
$33.80

Technical Indicators

Market Signals
Indicator
BAX
HRL
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 43.20 69.24
Support Level $18.33 $22.85
Resistance Level $19.17 $25.30
Average True Range (ATR) 0.54 0.48
MACD 0.21 0.25
Stochastic Oscillator 63.23 71.41

Price Performance

Historical Comparison
BAX
HRL

About BAX Baxter International Inc.

Baxter offers a variety of medical supplies and equipment to providers. From its legacy operations, Baxter sells injectable therapies for use in care settings, including IV pumps, administrative sets, and solutions; nutritional products; and surgical sealants and hemostatic agents. Baxter expanded its portfolio of hospital-focused offerings by acquiring Hillrom in late 2021, which added basic equipment like hospital beds, operating room equipment, and patient monitoring tools to the portfolio. Baxter also sold its kidney care tools in early 2025.

About HRL Hormel Foods Corporation

Historically meat-focused, Hormel Foods broadened its lineup to include other protein offerings and became a branded food company. The firm sells its wares through multiple channels, including US retail (62% of fiscal 2024 sales), US foodservice (32%), and international (6%). By product, 72% of fiscal 2024 sales were from perishable food and 28% from shelf-stable. Major brands include Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Columbus, Applegate, Planters, and Skippy. Many of these hold the number one or two market share in their respective categories.

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