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In the latest session, Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: SFD) closed at $21.72 up 0.09% from its previous closing price of $21.7. In other words, the price has increased by $0.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.08 million shares were traded. SFD stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.61.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Smithfield Foods, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 8538407424 and an Enterprise Value of 10413408256. As of this moment, Smithfield’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.683 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.675.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SFD is 0.15, which has changed by 0.09873414 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16623151 over the same period for the S&P500. 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 -1.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.45%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SFD has traded an average of 943.56K shares per day and 783110 over the past ten days. 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 1765756800 were 2622436 with a Short Ratio of 2.78, compared to 1763078400 on 2376302. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2622436 and a Short% of Float of 10.35.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SFD is 1.00, from 0.75 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03456221
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Smithfield Foods, Inc (SFD) reflects the combined expertise of 5.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.58, with high estimates of $0.62 and low estimates of $0.55.
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
A total of 3 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $4.08B this 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 $15.38B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.14BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.51B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.83B and the low estimate is $15.25B.
