HRL options flow: unusual options activity in Hormel Foods Corp.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last session the tape recorded 1 unusual options print in Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL), $26K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bullish. Bullish premium was $26K against $0 bearish; $26K went into calls and $0 into puts, a put call ratio of 0.00. The largest print was $26K of HRL 19 Mar 2027 $15 calls on 23 September 2026, swept at ask. HRL closed at $19.71 on 25 September 2026, down 0.7%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 23 September 2026 to 23 September 2026, 1 session. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | HRL 19 Mar 2027 $15 calls | Sweep | 50 | 530 | $26K | At ask | Bullish |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2027 | 1 | $26K | 100% | +$26K |
The most premium, $26K, is aimed at the 19 Mar 2027 expiry.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
Every print in HRL with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open HRL in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open HRL in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 4 firms, have a median of $26, 31.9% above the last close.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About Hormel Foods Corp.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Staples
- Industry
- Food Products
- Headquarters
- Austin, Minnesota
- Website
- hormelfoods.com
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and food products. The company operates through four segments: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, and International & Other. It provides fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, sausages, hams, guacamoles, and bacons; and shelf-stable products comprising canned luncheon meats, nut butters, snack nuts, chilies, microwaved meals, hashes, stews, tortillas, salsas, tortilla chips, and others.
In the same sector
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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