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As of close of business last night, Smithfield Foods, Inc’s stock clocked out at $21.66, down -0.91% from its previous closing price of $21.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. SFD stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.55.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of SFD’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.44 and its Current Ratio is at 3.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
On March 18, 2025, HSBC Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $29.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 08 ’25 when France Steven bought 2,500 shares for $23.25 per share. The transaction valued at 58,125 led to the insider holds 70,000 shares of the business.
Hall Mark L. bought 2,000 shares of SFD for $46,500 on Sep 08 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 72,000 shares after completing the transaction at $23.25 per share. On Sep 08 ’25, another insider, Wan Long, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,800,000 shares for $23.25 each. As a result, the insider paid 41,850,000 and bolstered with 5,060,000 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SFD now has a Market Capitalization of 8514821120 and an Enterprise Value of 10389821440. As of this moment, Smithfield’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.681 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.66.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SFD has reached a high of $26.07, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.70%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that SFD traded 1.35M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1150870 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 393.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.21M. Insiders hold about 88.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 6.92% stake in the company. Shares short for SFD as of 1761868800 were 2351736 with a Short Ratio of 1.74, compared to 1759190400 on 2513915. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2351736 and a Short% of Float of 9.28.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 5.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.61, with high estimates of $0.64 and low estimates of $0.56.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.41 and $2.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.38. EPS for the following year is $2.38, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $2.45 and $2.22.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 3 analysts expect revenue to total $4.1B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.24B to a low estimate of $3.86B. As of. The current estimate, Smithfield Foods, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.95BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.68B. There is a high estimate of $3.73B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.61B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SFD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $15.54B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.16B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.39B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.14BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.83B and the low estimate is $15.18B.
