Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Smithfield Foods, Inc shares valued at $101,353 were purchased by Watts Keller D. on Jun 12 ’25. At $23.62 per share, Watts Keller D. acquired 4,291 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 71,024 shares worth approximately $1.69 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, WH Group Ltd/ADR sold 2,506,936 shares, netting a total of over 50,138,720 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $20.00 each, the insider now holds 364,518,817 shares.
Before that, He Hank Shenghua had added 17,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $340,000, the Director bought Smithfield Foods, Inc shares for $20.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 17,000 shares, worth approximately $1.83 million.
Analysts at HSBC Securities started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of February 24, 2025, UBS has initiated its “Buy” rating for SFD. Earlier on February 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for SFD stock.
Analyzing SFD Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Smithfield Foods, Inc [NASDAQ: SFD] plunged -0.59% to $23.79. The stock’s lowest price that day was $23.745, but it reached a high of $24.08 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.83%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Smithfield Foods, Inc (SFD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 23.66, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 23.54. In the upper region, resistance lies at 24.00. The next price resistance is at 24.21. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.26 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Smithfield Foods, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Smithfield Foods, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 0.25 million shares to 1.38 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 1.13 million shares. A jump of 18.22% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.86.
Which companies own the most shares of Smithfield Foods, Inc (SFD)?
In terms of Smithfield Foods, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 28.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 19.1% from the previous closing price of $23.93. Analysts anticipate Smithfield Foods, Inc stock to reach 29 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 28. On February 24, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $32.
