After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Smithfield Foods, Inc is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Consumer Defensive sector and is a part of the Packaged Foods industry. The current market capitalization of Smithfield Foods, Inc is $8.71B. A total of 1.14 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.33M shares.
In the most recent transaction, France Steven bought 2,500 shares of SFD for 23.25 per share on Sep 08 ’25. After the transaction, the President, Packaged Meats now owns 70,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 08 ’25, Hall Mark L. bought 2,000 shares at 23.25 per share. SFD shares that Chief Financial Officer owns now total 72,000.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Wan Long acquired of 1,800,000 shares on Sep 08 ’25 at a per-share price of $23.25. This resulted in the Director holding 5,060,000 shares of SFD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Watts Keller D. bought 3,833 shares at $23.25 per share on Sep 08 ’25. Company shares held by the Chief Business Officer now total 74,857.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Smithfield Foods, Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.75, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.38%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.06.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SFD has a high of $26.07 and a low of $18.43.
As of this writing, SFD has an earnings estimate of $0.67 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.7 per share and a lower estimate of $0.64. The company reported an EPS of $0.52 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SFD is Buy with a score of 4.29.
