Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Smithfield Foods, Inc shares valued at $58,125 were purchased by France Steven on Sep 08 ’25. At $23.25 per share, France Steven acquired 2,500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 70,000 shares worth approximately $1.62 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hall Mark L. purchased 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 46,500 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $23.25 each, the insider now holds 72,000 shares.
Before that, Wan Long had added 1,800,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $41,850,000, the Director bought Smithfield Foods, Inc shares for $23.25 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,800,000 shares, worth approximately $116.94 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 -1.11% to $23.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $23.08, but it reached a high of $23.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.56%.
Is Smithfield Foods, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Smithfield Foods, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.46 million shares to 2.93 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.47 million shares. A jump of 15.75% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.56 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.56.
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 29.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 26.23% from the previous closing price of $23.37. Analysts anticipate Smithfield Foods, Inc stock to reach 30 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 29. On February 24, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $32.
