Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ:SFD) CFO Mark L. Hall Purchases 10,000 Shares

Smithfield Foods, Inc (NASDAQ:SFD) CFO Mark L. Hall bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 29th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $20.00 per share, for a total transaction of $200,000.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer now directly owns 70,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,400,000. This represents a 16.67 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Smithfield Foods Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SFD traded down $0.44 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $21.35. The stock had a trading volume of 254,085 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,176,727. Smithfield Foods, Inc has a fifty-two week low of $19.10 and a fifty-two week high of $22.03.

About Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods, Inc produces and markets a variety of fresh meat and packaged meats products both domestically and internationally. The Company operates in four segments: Pork, Hog Production, International and Corporate, each of which consists of a number of subsidiaries, joint ventures and other investments.