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Smithfield is the largest hog producer and pork processor in the world, processing more than 27 million hogs in fiscal 2011, with a slaughter capacity of 110,000 hogs per day. Around 55% of all pork revenue comes from value-added packaged meats, which were the focus of previous acquisitions and central to the company's long-term strategy. The firm continues to expand its European operations.

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Morgan Stanley analyst Dara Mohsenian initiated coverage on Smithfield Foods Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFD#NASDAQ">SFD</a>) with an Overweight rating and a price forecast of $28.00.
Since being acquired by WH Group in 2013, SFD has evolved into a more streamlined, profitable, and resilient protein business, achieved through operational improvements, refining its product and customer portfolio, and recently downsizing its hog production, said the analyst.
Smithfield Foods, a value-added packaged meats and fresh pork company, went public again in January, pricing its IPO at $20.00 per share.
As a result, the company has increased its focus on value-added packaged meats, leading to a significant rise in profitability.
From 2014 to 2024, EBITDA margins are projected to expand by over 300 basis points, with packaged meats margins improving by approximately 700 basis points.
The analyst expects SFD to continue to perform well, with a 10% EBITDA growth forecast over the next two years, driven by its strong position in trending pork categories, innovation, and a stable commodity business.
Smithfield is primarily involved in the pork industry, which has been a large and historically stable market, with per capita consumption growing at around a 1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past decade.
The analyst notes the sector is well-positioned to capitalize on changing consumer preferences that are driving strong demand for protein, such as increased focus on health, wellness, and high-protein diets.
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The analyst expects the company&#8217;s EBITDA margin to expand by approximately 130 basis points over the next two years, driven by favorable mix benefits in Smithfield&#8217;s packaged meats segment.
Additionally, the analyst mentions Smithfield has the potential to capture market share in underpenetrated categories, such as packaged lunch meats (a category worth over $6 billion), and expand its distribution with current retail partners.
While Smithfield is actively scaling back its hog production, favorable feed costs and rising hog prices indicate a positive outlook for hog producer margins into 2025.
The analyst views Smithfield&#8217;s strong net leverage position and free cash flow generation as favorable factors for delivering attractive returns to shareholders.
The company aims for a dividend payout ratio of about 50% (~5% yield) and presents opportunities for additional returns via share buybacks over time.
The analyst views current valuation of 5.8x &#8217;25e EV/EBITDA as attractive relative to SFD&#8217;s financial profile (~10%e EBITDA CAGR &#8217;24-26), supported by comparisons to public market protein peers.
Price Action: SFD shares are trading higher by 0.97% at $21.31 at the last check Monday.
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Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">analyst ratings page</a>.
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<li>Citigroup analyst Thomas Palmer initiated coverage on Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFD#NASDAQ">SFD</a>) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $27. Smithfield Foods shares closed at $21.10 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sfd/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
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Morgan Stanley analyst Dara Mohsenian initiates coverage on Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFD#NASDAQ">SFD</a>) with a Overweight rating and announces Price Target of $28.

Morgan Stanley Initiates Coverage On Smithfield Foods with Overweight Rating, Announces Price Target of $28

Goldman Sachs analyst Leah Jordan initiates coverage on Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFD#NASDAQ">SFD</a>) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $32.

Goldman Sachs Initiates Coverage On Smithfield Foods with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $32

B of A Securities analyst Peter Galbo initiates coverage on Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFD#NASDAQ">SFD</a>) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $28.

B of A Securities Initiates Coverage On Smithfield Foods with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $28

Citigroup analyst Thomas Palmer initiates coverage on Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFD#NASDAQ">SFD</a>) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $27.

Citigroup Initiates Coverage On Smithfield Foods with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $27

Barclays analyst Benjamin Theurer initiates coverage on Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFD#NASDAQ">SFD</a>) with a Overweight rating and announces Price Target of $28.

Barclays Initiates Coverage On Smithfield Foods with Overweight Rating, Announces Price Target of $28

Trading Halt: Halt status updated at 10:10:00 AM ET: Quotation Resumption: IPO Security - Released for Quotation

Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFD#NASDAQ">SFD</a>) IPO will take place January, 28 on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker SFD.
The company is offering shares at an expected price between $23.00 and $27.00 per share with an insider lock-up period of 180 days ending on July 27, 2025.
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<h3>About Smithfield Foods, Inc</h3>
Smithfield is an American food company and an industry leader in value-added packaged meats and fresh pork with over $14 billion in annual sales , produce and distribute a wide variety of packaged meats and fresh pork products both domestically and abroad. We market our products under a leading portfolio of iconic brands including Smithfield, Eckrich and Nathan's Famous, among many others.
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This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Is the nation's food supply chain facing a “perfect storm” of damaging events when it comes to food production and safety? 
The U.S. government shutdown has disrupted livestock pricing across the nation. It has also meant darkened offices and laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as at other essential federal food inspection services, just in time for a major food-borne bacterial outbreak.


	Earlier this week, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a<a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/newsroom/news-releases-statements-and-transcripts/news-release-archives-by-year/archive/2013/pha-100713"> public health alert</a> over salmonella-tainted raw chicken products produced by Foster Farms at three of the company's facilities in California. The alert comes after nearly 300 people in 18 states were sickened by the disease.


	The CDC is reportedly working with state health departments to monitor the outbreak – but there's a problem with that. As CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden <a href="https://twitter.com/drfriedencdc">tweeted</a> last week, the government shutdown forced the CDC to furlough 8,754 people. “They protected you yesterday, can't tomorrow,” he wrote. “Microbes/other threats didn't shut down. We are less safe.”


	But does that mean what we end up eating isn't being screened? Not necessarily. As the National Chicken Council points out in a <a href="http://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/ncc-partnership-food-safety-education-remind-consumers-safe-handling-cooking-practices-prevent-illness/">press statement</a>, USDA inspectors are continuing their meat and poultry inspections despite the government shutdown – and, as a result, “in-plant oversight of food safety, application of proper product labels and humane slaughter are continuing normally.”


	And on Tuesday, dozens of federal experts on food-borne illnesses, previously furloughed by the shutdown, were called back to help deal with the salmonella outbreak investigation. Border inspections for imported food are reportedly continuing.


	But the shutdown is affecting some essential services that also impact meat prices. It's created a backlog of labeling submissions that's expected to affect the introduction of some new food products to the consumer market.


	And the absence of USDA market reports is affecting daily livestock producer transactions, as well as meat product pricing.


	“Products are commonly priced based upon these reports,” the American Meat Institute noted in an email to Benzinga. “Likewise, settlement of futures contracts from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are based on the reports, as well. The absence of these reports is complicating business transactions.”


	According to <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/05/us-usa-fiscal-smithfield-idUSBRE99407320131005">Reuters</a>, meat processing giant Smithfield Foods (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/sfd#NYSE">SFD</a>) plans to use data from the Chicago Mercantile Exhange's owners, the CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/cme#NASDAQ">CME</a>), to price hogs – while privately-held Cargill and Tyson Foods (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/tsn#NYSE">TSN</a>) will reportedly use price data from the private firm Urner Barry.


	Observers say producers are unlikely to pass along any additional, shutdown-related costs to shoppers at the supermarket – at least, for now.


	“The longer this goes on the greater the likelihood of commodity volatility,” said David Corsun, director of the Knoebel School of Hospitality Management at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business, “which would probably be the only way consumers would see an impact.”

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In a report published Monday, BMO Capital Markets analyst Kenneth B. Zaslow terminated coverage on Smithfield Foods (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/sfd#NYSE">SFD</a>).

In the report, BMO Capital Markets noted, “We are dropping coverage of SFD owing to its acquisition by Shuanghui International. SFD has been rated Market Perform since May 30, 2013.”

Smithfield Foods closed on Friday at $33.97.

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