On Tuesday, Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: SFD) opened higher 4.82% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $21.56. Price fluctuations for SFD have ranged from $18.43 to $26.07 over the past 52 weeks.
Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 25.07% at the time writing. With a float of $45.21 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $393.11 million.
Smithfield Foods, Inc (SFD) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Packaged Foods industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Smithfield Foods, Inc is 88.50%, while institutional ownership is 6.54%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 08 ’25, was worth 58,125. In this transaction President, Packaged Meats of this company bought 2,500 shares at a rate of $23.25, taking the stock ownership to the 70,000 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 08 ’25, when Company’s Chief Financial Officer bought 2,000 for $23.25, making the entire transaction worth $46,500. This insider now owns 72,000 shares in total.
Smithfield Foods, Inc (SFD) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at 0.53) by -0.01. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.56 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 25.07% per share during the next fiscal year.
Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: SFD) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Smithfield Foods, Inc (SFD). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.50.
Technical Analysis of Smithfield Foods, Inc (SFD)
Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: SFD) saw its 5-day average volume 1.19 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 0.91 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 42.36%.
During the past 100 days, Smithfield Foods, Inc’s (SFD) raw stochastic average was set at 30.49%, which indicates a significant decrease from 79.17% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.51 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 0.53 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $23.20 in the near term. At $23.80, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $24.59. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $21.80, it is likely to go to the next support level at $21.01. The third support level lies at $20.41 if the price breaches the second support level.
Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: SFD) Key Stats
There are currently 393,113K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 8.88 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 13,221 M according to its annual income of 183,800 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 3,786 M and its income totaled 188,000 K.
