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The closing price of Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: SFD) was $23.38 for the day, up 0.02% from the previous closing price of $23.37. In other words, the price has increased by $0.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. SFD stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.63 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.18.
Ratios:
Our analysis of SFD’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.40 and its Current Ratio is at 3.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
On March 18, 2025, HSBC Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $29.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 12 ’25 when Watts Keller D. bought 4,291 shares for $23.62 per share. The transaction valued at 101,353 led to the insider holds 71,024 shares of the business.
WH Group Ltd/ADR sold 2,506,936 shares of SFD for $50,138,720 on Feb 20 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 364,518,817 shares after completing the transaction at $20.00 per share. On Jan 29 ’25, another insider, He Hank Shenghua, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 17,000 shares for $20.00 each. As a result, the insider paid 340,000 and bolstered with 77,000 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 9189016576 and an Enterprise Value of 10839009280. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.749 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.212.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SFD has reached a high of $24.07, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.87%.
Shares Statistics:
SFD traded an average of 684.57K shares per day over the past three months and 481120 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 393.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 24.49M. Insiders hold about 93.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 6.57% stake in the company. Shares short for SFD as of 1748563200 were 1128975 with a Short Ratio of 1.65, compared to 1745971200 on 1661227. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1128975 and a Short% of Float of 4.46.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.25, SFD has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.50. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010697475
