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The price of Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: SFD) closed at $24.24 in the last session, up 0.71% from day before closing price of $24.07. In other words, the price has increased by $0.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.71 million shares were traded. SFD stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.0.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SFD’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.50 and its Current Ratio is at 3.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 9529059328 and an Enterprise Value of 11236051968. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.757 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.258.
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 -1.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.24%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SFD traded on average about 721.53K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1078590 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 393.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 24.88M. Insiders hold about 93.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 6.58% stake in the company. Shares short for SFD as of 1755216000 were 2214340 with a Short Ratio of 3.07, compared to 1752537600 on 1413771. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2214340 and a Short% of Float of 8.74.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Smithfield Foods, Inc (SFD) reflects the collective analysis of 4 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.69, with high estimates of $0.71 and low estimates of $0.67.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.43 and $2.28 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.35. EPS for the following year is $2.37, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $2.51 and $2.18.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.1B. There is a high estimate of $4.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.09B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SFD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $15.28B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.92B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.15B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.14BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.24B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.3B and the low estimate is $15.16B.
