Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in Smithfield Foods Stock? [Yahoo! Finance]
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD)
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
That is because the Dec 19, 2025 $15.00 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today. What is Implied Volatility? Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It could also mean there is an event coming up soon that may cause a big rally or a huge sell off. However, implied volatility is only one piece of the puzzle when putting together an options trading strategy. What do the Analysts Think? Clearly, options traders are pricing in a big move for Smithfield Foods, but what is the fundamental picture for the company? Currently, Smithfield Foods Works is a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) in the Food - Meat Products Industry that ranks in the Bottom 10% of our Zacks Industry Rank. Over the last 60 days, no analyst has increased his estimate for the current quarter, while one
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- Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) had its "hold (c+)" rating reaffirmed by analysts at <a style="font-weight:bold" href="https://weissratings.com/">Weiss Ratings</a>.MarketBeat
- Smithfield® Commonwealth Clash Marks Five Years of Hunger ReliefGlobeNewswire
- Smithfield Foods Donates 32,000 Pounds of Protein to Hampton Roads Foodbanks at the Mayflower MarathonGlobeNewswire
- Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) was downgraded by analysts at <a style="font-weight:bold" href="https://weissratings.com/">Weiss Ratings</a> from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating.MarketBeat
- Smithfield Foods to Participate in Upcoming Investor ConferencesGlobeNewswire
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Earnings
- 10/28/25 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 11/12/25 - Form SCHEDULE
- 10/28/25 - Form 10-Q
- 10/28/25 - Form 8-K
- SFD's page on the SEC website