Smithfield Foods (SFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a vertically integrated food company focused on pork production and packaged meats. Its operations include raising livestock, processing and packaging pork, and distributing fresh pork and prepared foods. The company’s products include bacon, ham, sausage, hot dogs, lunch meats, fresh pork cuts and other refrigerated and shelf-stable meat products.

Smithfield markets products under brands including Smithfield, Eckrich, Farmland, Nathan’s Famous and Healthy Ones, as well as private-label offerings for retailers and food-service customers. Its products are sold through grocery stores, club stores, restaurants, institutional food-service providers and other distribution channels, primarily in the United States, with additional international business and export activity.

The company traces its roots to 1936, when it was established in Smithfield, Virginia. Smithfield Foods was acquired by Hong Kong-based WH Group Limited in 2013 and subsequently returned to the public market. Shane Smith serves as Smithfield’s president and chief executive officer. The company is headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.67 to $18.96
• 50-Day Range: $18.58 to $27.34
• 52-Week Range: $18.50 to $29.81
• Volume: 1.73 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.14 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.99
• Dividend Yield: 6.67%
• Price Target: $29.20
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Smithfield Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Smithfield Foods scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 167 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Smithfield Foods has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Smithfield Foods has a consensus price target of $29.20, representing about 55.9% upside from its current price of $18.73.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Smithfield Foods has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -16.51%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Smithfield Foods are expected to decrease by -16.51% in the coming year, from $2.12 to $1.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Smithfield Foods is 6.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Smithfield Foods is 6.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.92.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Smithfield Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.45% 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 2.8, 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 22.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Smithfield Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.63%, 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 46.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Smithfield Foods will have a dividend payout ratio of 70.62% next year. This indicates that Smithfield Foods will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.09

News Sentiment

Smithfield Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.09. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Smithfield Foods this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

35 people have searched for SFD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 9% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Smithfield Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Smithfield Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.80% of the stock of Smithfield Foods is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Smithfield Foods has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/11/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SFD
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:SFD
• CIK: 91388
• Web: www.smithfieldfoods.com
• Phone: +1-757-3653000
• Fax: 757-365-3017
• Employees: 34,500
• Year Founded: 1936

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Smithfield Foods: $29.20
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +55.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.83
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $987 million
• Net Margins: 6.84%
• Pretax Margin: 8.62%
• Return on Equity: 15.55%
• Return on Assets: 8.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.20
• Current Ratio: 2.56
• Quick Ratio: 1.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.47
• Cash Flow: $3.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.56
• Book Value: $17.30 per share
• Price / Book: 1.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 393,770,000
• Free Float: 386,679,000
• Market Cap: $7.38 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.41