CFO Sells Over $2 Million in Stock After Option Exercise
SFD sits 26% above its 52-week low of $21.08.
Summary
Smithfield Foods' CFO, Hall Mark L., sold $2.07 million worth of company stock after exercising options, reducing his direct ownership.
Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · SFD
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CFO Sells Shares
Hall Mark L., Chief Financial Officer, sold 78,579 shares of common stock for a total of $2,071,342.44 at a weighted average price of $26.36 per share on June 9, 2026.
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Option Exercise
The sale followed the exercise of 78,579 stock options at an exercise price of $20.00 per share, totaling $1,571,580.00. All shares acquired from the exercise were immediately sold.
Analysis · SFD · Manufacturing
Chief Financial Officer Hall Mark L. exercised stock options and immediately sold all 78,579 acquired shares for over $2 million. While the option exercise is a routine compensation event, the subsequent open market sale of all shares represents a significant disposition of personal holdings by a key executive.
At the time of this filing, SFD was trading at $26.58 on NASDAQ in the Manufacturing sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $10.5B. The 52-week trading range was $21.08 to $29.81. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.