Is Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
NASDAQ:SFD
$24.69 USD
-$0.04 (-0.16%)
- Volume
- 0
- Average Volume
- 1.36M
- Market Capitalization
- $9.71B
- P/E Ratio
- 9.61
- Dividend Yield
- 4.56%
- Price Target
- $32.00
- Year High
- $29.81
- Year Low
- $21.08
- Day High
- —
- Day Low
- —
- Payout Ratio
- $0.39
- Current Ratio
- $2.41
Industry, Sector & symbol
| Stock Exchange | NASDAQ |
| CEO | Charles Shane Smith |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Current Symbol | SFD |
| CUSIP | 832248207 |
| CIK | 0000091388 |
| Web | https://www.smithfieldfoods.com |
| Phone | 757-365-3000 |
| Currency | USD |
| Employees | 32000 |
| Country | US |
Liquidity
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.35 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.39 |
| Current Ratio | 2.41 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.29 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.66 |
Sales & Book Value
| Annual Sales | $15.53B |
| Price / Sales | 0.62 |
| Cash Flow | 2.07 |
| Price / Cash Flow | 11.93 |
| Price / Book | 1.41 |
Price Target and Rating
| Average Stock Price Forecast | $32.00 |
| High Stock Price Forecast | $32.00 |
| Low Stock Price Forecast | $32.00 |
| Forecast Upside/Downside | -22.84% |
| Consensus Rating | Buy |
| Rating Score(0-5) | 4 |
| Research Coverage | 4 Analysts |
Profitability
| EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $2.51 |
| Trailing P/E Ratio | 9.61 |
| PEG Ratio | -4.21 |
| P/E Growth | -4.21 |
| Net Income | $987M |
| Net Margin | 6.48% |
| Pretax Margin | 8.37% |
| Return on Equity | 15.25% |
| Return on Assets | 8.40% |
Financials Score
| AltmanZ Score | 3.62 |
| Piotroski Score | 6.00 |
| Working Capital | 2.94B |
| Total Assets | 12B |
| Ebit | 1.32B |
| Market Cap | 9.73B |
| Total Liabilities | 4.83B |
Poll Results
About Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFD) Stock
Smithfield Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces various packaged meats and fresh pork products in the United States and internationally. It operates through Packaged Meats, Fresh Pork, Hog Production, and Other segments. The Packaged Meats segment processes fresh meat into various packaged meats products, including bacon, sausage, hot dogs, deli and lunch meats, dry sausage products, ham products, ready-to-eat products, and prepared foods to retail and foodservice customers. This segment markets its packaged meat products under the Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan’s Famous, Farmland, Armour, Farmer John, Kretschmar, Krakus, John Morrell, Cook’s, Gwaltney, Carando, Margherita, Curly’s and Smithfield Culinary, as well as under private labels. The Fresh Pork segment processes live ... hogs into a variety of primal, sub-primal, and offal products, such as bellies, butts, hams, loins, trimmings, picnics, and ribs. This segment sells its fresh pork products to retail, foodservice and industrial customers, as well as to export markets, including China, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, and Canada. The Hog Production segment produces and raises its hogs on various company-owned farms and farms that are owned and operated by contract farmers. This segment also sells livestock feed and grains; and provides transportation and other ancillary services. The Other segment engages in the bioscience operations uses raw materials from hogs that process to manufacture heparin products, including an active pharmaceutical ingredient that mitigates the risk of blood clots; and produces fresh pork products in Mexico. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia. Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a subsidiary of SFDS UK Holdings Limited.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the current Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD) stock price?
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Smithfield Foods, Inc.(NASDAQ:SFD) stock price is $24.69 in the last trading session. During the trading session, SFD stock reached the peak price of $29.805 while $21.08 was the lowest point it dropped to. The percentage change in SFD stock occurred in the recent session was --0.16% while the dollar amount for the price change in SFD stock was -$-0.04.
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SFD's industry and sector of operation?
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The NASDAQ listed SFD is part of Packaged Foods industry that operates in the broader Consumer Defensive sector.
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Who are the executives of SFD?
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Doug Sutton | Chief Manufacturing Officer
Keller D. Watts | Chief Business Officer
Steven J. France | President of Packaged Meats
Mark L. Hall | Chief Financial Officer
Robert Allen Brobst Jr. | Principal Accounting Officer -
How many employees does SFD have?
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Number of SFD employees currently stands at 32000. SFD operates from 200 Commerce Street, Smithfield, VA 23430, US.
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Link for SFD official website?
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Official Website of SFD is: https://www.smithfieldfoods.com
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How do I contact SFD?
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SFD could be contacted at phone #757-365-3000 and can also be accessed through its website. SFD operates from 200 Commerce Street, Smithfield, VA 23430, US.
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How many shares of SFD are traded daily?
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The average number of SFD shares traded daily for last 3 months was 1.36M.
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What is the market cap of SFD currently?
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The market value of SFD currently stands at $9.71B with its latest stock price at $24.69