Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD)

Smithfield Foods Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 5 analysts that cover Smithfield Foods stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $28.6, which forecasts a 19.52% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $27 and the highest is $32.

Price Target: $28.6 (+19.52%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$27	$28.6	$28	$32
Change	+12.83%	+19.52%	+17.01%	+33.72%

* Price targets were last updated on Feb 24, 2025.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Smithfield Foods stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3
Buy	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	0	0	0	0	0
Sell	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	5	5	5	5

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Dara Mohsenian Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Initiates $28	Buy	Initiates	$28	+17.01%	Feb 24, 2025
Leah Jordan Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Strong Buy Initiates $32	Strong Buy	Initiates	$32	+33.72%	Feb 24, 2025
Peter Galbo B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Strong Buy Initiates $28	Strong Buy	Initiates	$28	+17.01%	Feb 24, 2025
Thomas Palmer Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Initiates $27	Strong Buy	Initiates	$27	+12.83%	Feb 24, 2025
Benjamin Theurer Barclays	Barclays	Buy Initiates $28	Buy	Initiates	$28	+17.01%	Feb 24, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

15.19B

Increased by 7.38%

from 14.14B

Revenue Next Year

15.29B

Increased by 0.67%

from 15.19B

EPS This Year

2.32

Decreased by -7.51%

from 2.51

EPS Next Year

2.31

Decreased by -0.59%

from 2.32

Fiscal Year	FY 2015	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jan 3, 2016	Jan 2, 2022	Jan 1, 2023	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 29, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	14.44B	15.01B	16.20B	14.64B	14.14B	15.19B	15.29B	15.58B
Revenue Growth	-3.94%	3.95%	7.93%	-9.62%	-3.40%	7.38%	0.67%	1.94%
EPS	1.19	-	2.28	0.04	2.51	2.32	2.31	2.39
EPS Growth	-18.67%	-	-	-98.04%	5,505.97%	-7.51%	-0.59%	3.69%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	10.32	10.38	10.01
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	7

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	16.1B	16.3B	16.7B
Avg	15.2B	15.3B	15.6B
Low	14.4B	14.7B	14.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	13.6%	7.4%	9.1%
Avg	7.4%	0.7%	1.9%
Low	2.0%	-3.2%	-2.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	2.52	2.47	2.59
Avg	2.32	2.31	2.39
Low	2.11	2.14	2.22

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	0.5%	6.4%	12.5%
Avg	-7.5%	-0.6%	3.7%
Low	-16.0%	-7.9%	-3.5%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.