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After finishing at $21.72 in the prior trading day, Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: SFD) closed at $22.11, up 1.80%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. SFD stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.79.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SFD by taking a closer look at 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.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 8691722240 and an Enterprise Value of 10566721536. As of this moment, Smithfield’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.693 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.774.
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 1.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.81%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.08M shares per day over the past 3-months and 894330 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 393.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.10M. Insiders hold about 88.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 12.27% stake in the company. Shares short for SFD as of 1764288000 were 2471215 with a Short Ratio of 2.28, compared to 1761868800 on 2351736. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2471215 and a Short% of Float of 9.7600006.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 5.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. 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
3 analysts predict $4.1B in revenue for. The current quarter. 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.
