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Smithfield Foods (SFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$21.51 -0.14 (-0.65%)
As of 10/24/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About Smithfield Foods Stock (NASDAQ:SFD)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$21.40
$22.15
50-Day Range
$21.16
$25.94
52-Week Range
$18.43
$26.07
Volume
690,162 shs
Average Volume
1.00 million shs
Market Capitalization
$8.46 billion
P/E Ratio
9.48
Dividend Yield
4.65%
Price Target
$28.31
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Smithfield Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

SFD MarketRank™: 

Smithfield Foods scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 154 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Smithfield Foods has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.91, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Smithfield Foods has a consensus price target of $28.31, representing about 31.6% upside from its current price of $21.51.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Smithfield Foods has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Smithfield Foods' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Smithfield Foods is 9.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.61.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Smithfield Foods is 9.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 17.55.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Smithfield Foods has a PEG Ratio of 1.33. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.55% of the float of Smithfield Foods has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Smithfield Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Smithfield Foods has recently increased by 18.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Smithfield Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.62%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Smithfield Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Smithfield Foods is 44.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Smithfield Foods' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.55% of the float of Smithfield Foods has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Smithfield Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Smithfield Foods has recently increased by 18.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Smithfield Foods has a news sentiment score of 1.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Smithfield Foods this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    31 people have searched for SFD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 107% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Smithfield Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Smithfield Foods insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $42,588,257.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.84% of the stock of Smithfield Foods is held by insiders.

  • Read more about Smithfield Foods' insider trading history.
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SFD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Smithfield Foods' stock was trading at $21.50 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SFD stock has increased by 0.0% and is now trading at $21.51.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 12th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.01. Smithfield Foods's quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Smithfield Foods (SFD) raised $522 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday, January 28th 2025. The company issued 26,086,958 shares at a price of $20.00 per share.

Top institutional investors of Smithfield Foods include DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.09%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Renaissance Capital LLC (0.01%) and Ethic Inc. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Group Ltd/Adr Wh, Long Wan, Charles Shane Smith, Hank Shenghua He, Donovan Owens, Keller D Watts, Mark L Hall, Doug Sutton and Tennille J Checkovich.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of SFD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/12/2025
Record date for 8/28 Dividend
8/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend
8/14/2025
Dividend Payable
8/28/2025
Today
10/25/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
FOOD - MEAT PRODS
Sub-Industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:SFD
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:SFD
CIK
91388
Fax
N/A
Employees
36,500
Year Founded
1936

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$32.00
Low Price Target
$23.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+31.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.91
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.48
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
1.33
Net Income
N/A
Net Margins
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
N/A
Return on Assets
N/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$14.14 billion
Price / Sales
0.60
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
N/A
Price / Book
N/A

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
393,110,000
Free Float
389,811,000
Market Cap
$8.46 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:SFD) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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