In a filing, Smithfield Foods, Inc revealed its President, Packaged Meats France Steven acquired Company’s shares for reported $58125.0 on Sep 08 ’25. In the deal valued at $23.25 per share,2,500 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, France Steven now holds 70,000 shares worth roughly $1.63 million.
Then, Hall Mark L. bought 2,000 shares, generating $46,500 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $23.25, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 72,000 shares.
Before that, Wan Long bought 1,800,000 shares. Smithfield Foods, Inc shares valued at $41,850,000 were divested by the Director at a price of $23.25 per share. As a result of the transaction, Wan Long now holds 5,060,000 shares, worth roughly $118.05 million.
A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including HSBC Securities’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid March with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. UBS began covering SFD with “Buy” recommendation on February 24, 2025. Morgan Stanley started covering the stock on February 24, 2025. It rated SFD as “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of SFD
On Tuesday, Smithfield Foods, Inc [NASDAQ:SFD] saw its stock fall -0.68% to $23.33. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -8.55%. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 18.13% over the past one year.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For SFD Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 22.99, which if violated will result in even more drops to 22.66. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 23.62. A further resistance level may holdings at 23.92.
How much short interest is there in Smithfield Foods, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Smithfield Foods, Inc stocks on 2025-08-15, growing by 0.8 million shares to a total of 2.21 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-15 was 1.41 million shares. There was a rise of 36.15%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on February 24, 2025 when Goldman began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $32 price target.
