SFD

Smithfield Foods Inc. Common Stock (SFD)

Stock · NASDAQ · Consumer Staples

$18.64as of 10/16/2026

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October 4, 2026

Stephens & Co. Initiates Coverage on Smithfield Foods with $22 Target. Stephens & Co. began coverage of Smithfield Foods and assigned an equal‑weight rating. The firm set a price target of $22 per share. This target is below the current analyst average of $26.75 and comes as the stock trades near its $25.91 support level with an RSI of 23.1, suggesting oversold conditions.

Active signals

Resistance level
$26
Industry
Meat/Poultry/Fish

What SFD's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Bollinger Band Breakdown5+0.6%60%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now5+6.0%80%
Volume Spike5+0.6%60%
Bollinger Band Breakout4+1.6%50%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+0.3%51%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since November 11, 2025. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About SFD

Smithfield Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces various packaged meats and fresh pork products in the United States and internationally. It operates through Packaged Meats, Fresh Pork, Hog Production, and Other segments. The Packaged Meats segment processes fresh meat into various packaged meats products, including bacon, sausage, hot dogs, deli and lunch meats, dry sausage products, ham products, re…

Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Meat/Poultry/Fish
Employees
34,000

Fundamentals

1-day range
$18.55$18.78
Market cap
$9.87B
P/E (trailing)
6.88
P/E (forward)
8.65
EPS (trailing)
$2.68
Dividend yield
4.92%
Beta
-0.25
Avg. volume
1.74M
Ex-dividend date
August 13, 2026
Dividend pay date
August 27, 2026
52-week range
$18.17$29.81
Next earnings: October 27, 2026 · EPS estimate $0.26confirmed

How Smithfield Foods Inc. Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$15.53BNet Income$987.00M (6%)Cost of Revenue$13.44B (87%)SG&A$849.00M (5%)Tax$283.00M (2%)SFD

Source: 10-K filed Mar 24, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$2.09B(13%)
Operating Income$1.29B(8%)

Forecasts

7 analyst ratings

Buy 80%
Hold 20%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$29
+55.6%
Median
$24
+28.8%
Low
$21
+12.7%

Smithfield Foods Inc. Common Stock Competitors

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
182.1K
Disposed
165.4K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
46.28M
Total value held
$1.15B
Institutional holders
243
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown4.22M
  • Unknown2.95M
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  • Unknown2.29M
  • Unknown1.84M
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