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Zain Akbari, CFA
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

On Track Start to Fiscal 2018 Despite Turkey Troubles Leaves Our Outlook for Hormel Intact

We do not anticipate altering our $36 per share valuation for narrow-moat Hormel materially after it posted first-quarter earnings. Hormel raised its fiscal 2018 diluted EPS guidance to $1.81 to $1.95 from $1.62 to $1.72 (our forecast calls for $1.88), with tax reform benefits offset by turkey segment softness. We believe the turkey challenges (which led to nearly 350 basis points of segment margin deterioration) are transitory, and that the firm can use its brand strength to navigate higher fre...
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