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 $8.88B. A total of 0.93 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 744.34K shares.
In the most recent transaction, WH Group Ltd/ADR sold 2,506,936 shares of SFD for 20.00 per share on Feb 20 ’25. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 364,518,817 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 29 ’25, He Hank Shenghua bought 17,000 shares at 20.00 per share. SFD shares that Director owns now total 77,000.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Checkovich Tennille J. acquired of 2,000 shares on Jan 29 ’25 at a per-share price of $20.00. This resulted in the Chief Legal Officer holding 12,000 shares of SFD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Sutton Doug bought 5,000 shares at $20.00 per share on Jan 29 ’25. Company shares held by the Chief Manufacturing Officer now total 65,000.
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. SFD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.55% when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/15/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 4/10/2025 with an ex-dividend date of . The SFD stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.
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 $23.05 and a low of $18.43.
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 4.57.
