$120,000 of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC. lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.

This included lobbying on issues like:

"Promoting science-based animal welfare standards; Farm Bill reauthorization; issues related to foreign ownership of agricultural land. Issues related to foreign ownership of agricultural land. H.R. 7688 DPA Modernization Act."

You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.

SFD Insider Trading Activity

SFD insiders have traded $SFD stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SFD stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• STEVEN FRANCE (President, Packaged Meats) sold 82,825 shares for an estimated $2,221,366
• MARK L. HALL (Chief Financial Officer) sold 78,579 shares for an estimated $2,071,342
• RAYMOND A STARLING sold 3,960 shares for an estimated $106,029

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

SFD Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 156 institutional investors add shares of SFD stock to their portfolio, and 77 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 2,814,672 shares (+200.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $78,726,375
• LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT added 2,286,616 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $63,956,649
• ZIMMER PARTNERS, LP removed 2,090,000 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $58,457,300
• MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 1,554,694 shares (-58.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $43,484,791
• DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ removed 1,427,864 shares (-99.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $39,937,356
• AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,089,120 shares (+4005.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $30,462,686
• ASSENAGON ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. added 782,148 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $18,974,910

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

SFD Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SFD recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $SFD in the last 6 months, with a median target of $32.0.

Here are some recent targets:

• Peter Galbo from B of A Securities set a target price of $32.0 on 07/02/2026
• Benjamin Theurer from Barclays set a target price of $32.0 on 04/29/2026
• Dara Mohsenian from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $31.0 on 03/25/2026

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