Conagra vs Hormel: Which High-Yield Food Giant Is the Better Bounce Trade?
Conagra trades like a distressed dividend play: $15.37 per share, roughly $7.3B market cap, an eye-popping 9% yield and free cash flow of $842M. Fundamentals are weak in places - negative EPS, tight liquidity and brand-level write-downs - but valuation metrics (EV/EBITDA 8.5, P/FCF ~8.8) and a solid FCF profile support a tactical long. This trade l…