Smithfield Foods, Common Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

SFD Stock   20.87  0.08  0.38%   
Considering the 90-day investment horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Smithfield Foods, Common is 'Strong Hold'. Macroaxis provides Smithfield Foods, buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding SFD positions.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell Smithfield Foods,Buy Smithfield Foods,
Strong Hold

Market Performance

InsignificantDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Over hypedDetails

Current Valuation

Fairly ValuedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Slowly supersedes the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

ImpartialDetails

Analyst Consensus

Not AvailableDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

PoorDetails

Financial Leverage

InapplicableDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Smithfield Foods, Common has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0676, Jensen Alpha of 0.1658, Total Risk Alpha of 0.3491, Sortino Ratio of 0.0889 and Treynor Ratio of 0.3767
Our trade recommendation module complements current analysts and expert consensus on Smithfield Foods, Common. It analyzes the company potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available at the time. To make sure Smithfield Foods, Common is not overpriced, please validate all Smithfield Foods, fundamentals, including its current ratio, market capitalization, and the relationship between the cash and equivalents and earnings per share . Given that Smithfield Foods, Common has a price to sales of 0.59 X, we advise you to double-check Smithfield Foods, Common market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your current risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Smithfield Foods, Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Smithfield Foods, has a poor financial position based on the latest SEC disclosures
About 94.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by corporate insiders
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Smithfield Foods, Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Smithfield Foods,'s historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Smithfield Foods,'s future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Smithfield Foods, daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Smithfield Foods, Common price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Smithfield Foods, returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Smithfield Foods,.
Mean Return
0.14
Value At Risk
-3.58
Potential Upside
3.49
Standard Deviation
2.27
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Smithfield Foods, historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Smithfield Foods, Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Smithfield Foods, or Consumer Defensive sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Smithfield Foods,'s price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Smithfield stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.17
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.35
σ
Overall volatility
2.27
Ir
Information ratio 0.1

Smithfield Foods, Volatility Alert

Smithfield Foods, Common currently demonstrates below-average downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of 0.1 and Jensen Alpha of 0.17. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Smithfield Foods,'s stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Smithfield Foods,'s stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Smithfield Foods, Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Smithfield Foods,'s fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Smithfield Foods,'s direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Smithfield Foods, and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Smithfield Foods, or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Smithfield Foods,'s fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Smithfield Foods, by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Smithfield Foods, to competition
FundamentalsSmithfield Foods,Peer Average
Profit Margin0.05 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.07 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation10.43 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding393.11 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders94.32 %10.09 %
Number Of Shares Shorted1.07 M4.71 M
Price To Earning26.61 X28.72 X
Price To Book1.49 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.59 X11.42 X
Revenue14.14 B9.43 B
Gross Profit1.68 B27.38 B
EBITDA1.11 B3.9 B
Net Income953 M570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents310.6 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share2.24 X5.01 X
Total Debt17 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.81 %48.70 %
Current Ratio2.03 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share14.74 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations1.14 B971.22 M
Short Ratio0.61 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share1.10 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth1.21 X4.89 X
Number Of Employees36.5 K18.84 K
Beta1.06-0.15
Market Capitalization8.35 B19.03 B
Total Asset11.05 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings3.18 B9.33 B
Working Capital2.5 B1.48 B
Current Asset3.55 B9.34 B
Current Liabilities1.75 B7.9 B
Net Asset11.05 B

Smithfield Foods, Market Momentum

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When determining whether Smithfield Foods, Common is a strong investment it is important to analyze Smithfield Foods,'s competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Smithfield Foods,'s future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Smithfield Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Is Food Products space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Smithfield Foods,. If investors know Smithfield will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Smithfield Foods, listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.726
Earnings Share
1.1
Revenue Per Share
37.33
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.039
The market value of Smithfield Foods, Common is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Smithfield that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Smithfield Foods,'s value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Smithfield Foods,'s true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Smithfield Foods,'s market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Smithfield Foods,'s underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Smithfield Foods,'s value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Smithfield Foods, is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Smithfield Foods,'s price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.