While Smithfield Foods, Inc has underperformed by -0.66%, investors are advised to look at stock chart patterns for technical insight.
On March 18, 2025, HSBC Securities started tracking Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ: SFD) recommending Buy. A report published by UBS on February 24, 2025, Initiated its previous ‘Buy’ rating for SFD. Morgan Stanley also rated SFD shares as ‘Overweight’, setting a target price of $28 on the company’s shares in an initiating report dated February 24, 2025. Goldman Initiated an Buy rating on February 24, 2025, and assigned a price target of $32. Exane BNP Paribas initiated its ‘Neutral’ rating for SFD, as published in its report on February 24, 2025. Citigroup’s report from February 24, 2025 suggests a price prediction of $27 for SFD shares, giving the stock a ‘Buy’ rating. BofA Securities also rated the stock as ‘Buy’.
Analysis of Smithfield Foods, Inc (SFD)
Further, the quarter-over-quarter decrease in sales is -100.00%, showing a negative trend in the upcoming months.
Smithfield Foods, Inc’s future performance can be determined with the help of several well-rounded types of analysis and research techniques, with equity being one of the most influential. Taking into account the quick ratio of the company, currently set at 0.97, you can see that the company can cover any debts it may have, which can easily be seen in the annual report of the company.
The average volume for any stock is also a very valuable indicator of volatility, and SFD has an average volume of 1.14M. On a monthly basis, the volatility of the stock is set at 4.19%, whereas on a weekly basis, it is put at 2.88%, with a gain of 3.53% over the past seven days. Furthermore, long-term investors anticipate a median target price of $27.71, showing growth from the present price of $19.65, which can serve as yet another indication of whether SFD is worth investing in or should be passed over.
How Do You Analyze Smithfield Foods, Inc Shares?
In addition to analyzing the fundamentals, it is also important to look at how many company employees own stock. This is because the values should be in line with investors’ expectations. As such, the current holdings of company stock inside the company are set at 93.75%. This can enable you to see the extent to which executives own the company’s stock. As opposed to executive stock, institutional ownership accounts for 0.00% of the company’s shares, contributing to an indication of company value, since large shareholders may signify strength within the organization.
SFD shares are owned by institutional investors to the tune of 0.00% at present.
