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6 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 5 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $30.25.
NASDAQ: SFD · Packaged Foods
Over the past week, Smithfield Foods (SFD) logged about 21 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 31% bullish but is sharply divided: X runs 50% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 5 of 6 analysts rating SFD a buy.
There is little buzz around SFD this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 83% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to X at 50%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
6 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 5 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $30.25.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 52 points above the crowd average of 31%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 50% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 50-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Smithfield Foods (SFD) buzz held subdued around 36.8 while the price drifted down 10.5% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 1.4M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, SFD lost 8.0%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 30.4 and was variable, swinging between 19.9 and 45.2. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 8 of the 13 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (5 / 1 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 31% |
| Avg price target | $30.25 |
| Most bullish source | X, 50% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 50 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 21 |
| Market cap | $8.96B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 8.5 · 10.2 |
| EPS · Beta | $2.69 · n/a |
| Revenue (TTM) | $15.47B · 7% margin |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Smithfield Foods (SFD) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 31% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 21 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Smithfield Foods (SFD) is fairly quiet with 1 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 2 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Smithfield Foods (SFD), averaging 31% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 50% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 50-point spread. On the professional side, 5 of 6 analysts rate SFD a buy.
Of the 6 analysts covering Smithfield Foods (SFD), 5 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $30.25. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 31% bullish.
Smithfield Foods (SFD)'s cross-source average is bearish at 31% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. X reads 50% bullish, News reads 44% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Smithfield Foods (SFD) at 31% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 18 mentions (86% of total volume). X contributes 2 mentions and Reddit contributes 1 mention. The cross-source average is bearish at 31% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. SFD's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 31% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The SFD sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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