There have been 50 recent insider transactions recorded for Smithfield Foods, Inc. (SFD), including 45 buys and 5 sells. Total insider buying was valued at $42.82M and total insider selling at $522.23M.
Notable insiders with recent activity include Sutton Doug, Checkovich Tennille J., He Hank Shenghua. Insider transactions can provide insights into how company leadership views the stock's valuation and future prospects.
Insider Transactions — SFD
| Date |
Name |
Role |
Transaction |
Shares |
Avg. Price |
Value |
Shares Owned |
| 2026-03-10 |
Sutton Doug |
Chief Manufacturing Officer |
RSU Award |
81,446 |
- |
- |
150,366 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Checkovich Tennille J. |
Chief Legal Officer |
RSU Award |
10,676 |
- |
- |
22,676 |
| 2026-03-10 |
He Hank Shenghua |
Director |
RSU Award |
78,353 |
- |
- |
165,353 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Watts Keller D. |
Chief Business Officer |
RSU Award |
81,446 |
- |
- |
156,303 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Westerbeek Kraig A. |
President, Hog Production |
RSU Award |
34,319 |
- |
- |
53,319 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Hall Mark L. |
Chief Financial Officer |
RSU Award |
78,353 |
- |
- |
150,353 |
| 2026-03-10 |
France Steven |
President, Packaged Meats |
RSU Award |
93,305 |
- |
- |
163,305 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Bennett Isham Jay |
Chief Human Resources Officer |
RSU Award |
14,672 |
- |
- |
28,672 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Owens Donovan |
President, North America Pork |
RSU Award |
78,637 |
- |
- |
155,637 |
| 2026-03-10 |
Smith Charles Shane |
President & CEO |
RSU Award |
146,190 |
- |
- |
266,190 |
| 2025-09-08 |
Wh Group Ltd |
10 Percent Owner |
Informative Sell |
22,461,452 |
$23.25 |
$522.23M |
342,036,069 |
| 2025-09-08 |
Sutton Doug |
Chief Manufacturing Officer |
Informative Buy |
3,920 |
$23.25 |
$91.14K |
68,920 |
| 2025-09-08 |
He Hank Shenghua |
Director |
Informative Buy |
10,000 |
$23.25 |
$232.5K |
87,000 |
| 2025-09-08 |
Watts Keller D. |
Chief Business Officer |
Informative Buy |
3,833 |
$23.25 |
$89.12K |
74,857 |
| 2025-09-08 |
Hall Mark L. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Informative Buy |
2,000 |
$23.25 |
$46.5K |
72,000 |
| 2025-09-08 |
France Steven |
President, Packaged Meats |
Informative Buy |
2,500 |
$23.25 |
$58.13K |
70,000 |
| 2025-09-08 |
Wan Long |
Director |
Informative Buy |
1,800,000 |
$23.25 |
$41.85M |
5,060,000 |
| 2025-09-08 |
Owens Donovan |
President, U.s. Fresh Pork |
Informative Buy |
12,000 |
$23.25 |
$279K |
77,000 |
| 2025-06-12 |
Watts Keller D. |
Chief Business Officer |
Informative Buy |
4,291 |
$23.62 |
$101.35K |
71,024 |
| 2025-04-08 |
Wh Group Ltd/adr |
10 Percent Owner |
Other (Sell) |
21,296 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2013-09-26 |
Royal Frank S |
Director |
Return of Shares |
22,249 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2013-09-26 |
Crowder Richard T |
Director |
Return of Shares |
8,775 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2013-09-10 |
Royal Frank S |
Director |
RSU Award |
264 |
- |
- |
22,249 |
| 2013-06-18 |
Royal Frank S |
Director |
RSU Award |
390 |
- |
- |
21,986 |
| 2013-03-11 |
Royal Frank S |
Director |
RSU Award |
361 |
- |
- |
21,596 |
| 2012-12-10 |
Royal Frank S |
Director |
RSU Award |
4,634 |
- |
- |
21,235 |
| 2012-12-10 |
Crowder Richard T |
Director |
RSU Award |
4,634 |
- |
- |
8,775 |
| 2012-09-20 |
Crowder Richard T |
Director |
Informative Buy |
2,000 |
$20.13 |
$40.26K |
3,500 |
| 2012-09-10 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Other: Director Emeritus |
RSU Award |
1,102 |
- |
- |
39,399 |
| 2012-06-19 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,073 |
- |
- |
38,298 |
| 2012-03-15 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
905 |
- |
- |
37,225 |
| 2011-12-12 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
863 |
- |
- |
36,319 |
| 2011-09-22 |
Crowder Richard T |
Director |
Informative Buy |
750 |
$18.64 |
$13.98K |
1,500 |
| 2011-09-21 |
Royal Frank S |
Director |
RSU Award |
4,141 |
- |
- |
16,601 |
| 2011-09-21 |
Crowder Richard T |
Director |
RSU Award |
4,141 |
- |
- |
4,141 |
| 2011-09-16 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,049 |
- |
- |
35,456 |
| 2011-06-28 |
Crowder Richard T |
Director |
Informative Buy |
750 |
$21.95 |
$16.46K |
750 |
| 2011-06-22 |
Royal Frank S |
Director |
RSU Award |
3 |
- |
- |
12,459 |
| 2011-06-22 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,192 |
- |
- |
34,408 |
| 2011-03-30 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
847 |
- |
- |
33,216 |
| 2011-03-09 |
Crowder Richard T |
Director |
Disposition |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2010-12-20 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,013 |
- |
- |
32,369 |
| 2010-09-17 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,083 |
- |
- |
31,180 |
| 2010-09-10 |
Royal Frank S |
Director |
RSU Award |
4,456 |
- |
- |
12,456 |
| 2010-09-10 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
4,456 |
- |
- |
30,098 |
| 2010-06-23 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,060 |
- |
- |
25,642 |
| 2010-03-17 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
778 |
- |
- |
24,581 |
| 2009-12-14 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,012 |
- |
- |
23,803 |
| 2009-09-04 |
Fribourg Paul J |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,265 |
- |
- |
12,372 |
| 2009-09-04 |
Burrus Robert L Jr |
Director |
RSU Award |
1,265 |
- |
- |
22,791 |
■ Informative Buy/Sell — open market transaction (most significant)
■ Uninformative Buy — award, option exercise, conversion
■ Uninformative Sell — tax withholding, award vest sale
■ Neutral — gift, trust, expiry
