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Smithfield Foods (SFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$25.51 +0.08 (+0.31%)
As of 09/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About Smithfield Foods Stock (NASDAQ:SFD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$24.89
$25.69
50-Day Range
$23.06
$25.94
52-Week Range
$18.43
$26.07
Volume
1.59 million shs
Average Volume
881,425 shs
Market Capitalization
$10.03 billion
P/E Ratio
11.24
Dividend Yield
3.92%
Price Target
$28.44
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Smithfield Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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47th Percentile Overall Score

SFD MarketRank™: 

Smithfield Foods scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 105th out of 151 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.10, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Smithfield Foods has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • 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 11.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Smithfield Foods is 11.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 18.42.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Smithfield Foods has a PEG Ratio of 1.36. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for SFD.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Smithfield Foods is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.93%, 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.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for SFD.
  • News Sentiment

    Smithfield Foods has a news sentiment score of 1.46. 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 0.98 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Smithfield Foods this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for SFD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Smithfield Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
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SFD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Smithfield Foods' stock was trading at $21.50 at the start of the year. Since then, SFD shares have increased by 18.7% and is now trading at $25.51.

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

Smithfield Foods's lock-up period expired on Monday, July 28th. Smithfield Foods had issued 26,086,958 shares in its IPO on January 28th. The total size of the offering was $521,739,160 based on an initial share price of $20.00. Since the end of Smithfield Foods' lock-up period, restrictions preventing major shareholders and company insiders from selling shares in the company have been lifted.

Top institutional investors of Smithfield Foods include Norges Bank (0.34%), Holocene Advisors LP (0.23%), Fourth Sail Capital LP (0.20%) and Systematic Financial Management LP (0.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Group Ltd/Adr Wh, Charles Shane Smith, Hank Shenghua He, Mark L Hall 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
9/02/2025
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
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$32.00
Low Price Target
$23.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.10
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.24
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
1.36
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
0.71
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
$10.03 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:SFD) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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