Smithfield Foods, Inc.
A meat producer that bills itself as one of the world's largest pork processors and hog producers, raising hogs on its own farms and turning them into fresh pork plus familiar packaged brands like Eckrich sausages, Farmland bacon, and Nathan's Famous hot dogs sold in grocery stores and restaurants. It began in 1936 as the Smithfield Packing Company in Smithfield, Virginia, taking its name from that town, which was already known for its hand-cured hams. The founders, Joseph Luter Sr. and his son Joseph Jr., built it from a small local packing house into a global player through a long series of acquisitions.
Sold 15.55M
Sold 22.46M
Granted 10.59M · Bought 2.08M
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Granted 400.1K · Bought 515.0K · Sold 186.1K
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Granted 2.00M · Bought 200.0K · Sold 4.99M
Sold 500.9K
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Bought 500
| Insider | Stake change | Holds now | Granted / vested | Bought | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WH Group Ltd/ADR10% owner · 3 transactions | — | 729.02Mas of Apr 2025 | — | — | 15.55M |
| WH Group Ltd10% owner · 1 transaction | — | 342.04M | — | — | 22.46M |
| Fribourg Paul JDirector · 962 transactions | — | 63.45Mas of Oct 2008 | 10.59M | 2.08M | — |
| Wan LongDirector · 3 transactions | — | 5.06M | 60.0K | 5.00M | — |
| Luter Joseph W IVExecutive Vice President · 50 transactions | — | 634.0Kas of Sep 2013 | 400.1K | 515.0K | 186.1K |
| Smith Charles ShanePresident & CEO, Director · 5 transactions | — | 260.6K | 236.2K | 30.0K | — |
| Hall Mark L.Chief Financial Officer · 8 transactions | — | 213.3K | 216.9K | 12.0K | 78.6K |
| Thamodaran Dhamu R.Executive Vice President · 15 transactions | — | 210.4Kas of Sep 2013 | 78.3K | 10.0K | — |
| Owens DonovanPresident, North America Pork · 6 transactions | — | 152.5K | 138.6K | 17.0K | — |
| He Hank ShenghuaDirector · 6 transactions | — | 149.7K | 138.4K | 27.0K | — |
| Watts Keller D.Chief Business Officer · 5 transactions | — | 145.6K | 60.0K | 14.9K | — |
| France StevenPresident, Packaged Meats · 8 transactions | — | 145.4K | 236.1K | 10.0K | 82.8K |
| Richter George HPres. & COO, Pork Group · 15 transactions | — | 141.8Kas of Sep 2013 | 201.6K | 32.5K | 72.7K |
| Sutton DougChief Manufacturing Officer · 6 transactions | — | 136.5K | 141.4K | 8.9K | — |
| Guo LijunDirector · 1 transaction | — | 60.0Kas of Jan 2025 | 60.0K | — | — |
| Zhou XiaomingDirector · 1 transaction | — | 54.0Kas of Jan 2025 | 54.0K | — | — |
| Brown Michael E.President of Farmland Foods · 5 transactions | — | 51.9Kas of Sep 2013 | 57.5K | — | — |
| Schellpeper Timothy O.Pres., Smithfield Packing Co. · 8 transactions | — | 48.6Kas of Sep 2013 | 55.4K | — | — |
| Westerbeek Kraig A.President, Hog Production · 5 transactions | — | 47.1K | 52.3K | 1.0K | — |
| Poulson Richard J MExecutive Vice President · 12 transactions | — | 40.0Kas of Oct 2009 | — | 22.0K | 2.0K |
| Godwin Jerry HPresident of Murphy-Brown, LLC · 34 transactions | — | 37.8Kas of Jul 2012 | 330.3K | — | 268.3K |
| Wan HongweiDirector · 1 transaction | — | 36.0Kas of Jan 2025 | 36.0K | — | — |
| Bennett Isham JayChief Human Resources Officer · 4 transactions | — | 27.7K | 28.7K | — | — |
| Wright Melvin ODirector · 10 transactions | — | 27.5Kas of Jul 2007 | — | — | 4.5K |
| Treacy Dennis H.Executive Vice President · 4 transactions | — | 25.6Kas of Sep 2013 | 21.8K | — | — |
| Checkovich Tennille J.Chief Legal Officer · 5 transactions | — | 20.9K | 20.7K | 2.0K | — |
| Gallagher Marie T.Director · 2 transactions | — | 15.9K | 15.9K | — | — |
| Quelch JohnDirector · 2 transactions | — | 15.9K | 15.9K | — | — |
| Crawford Carol TDirector · 28 transactions | — | 14.5Kas of Sep 2013 | — | 5.0K | 58.0K |
| Starling Raymond ADirector · 3 transactions | — | 12.0K | 15.9K | — | 4.0K |
| Brobst Robert Allen JRChief Accounting Officer · 2 transactions | — | 10.8K | 11.6K | — | — |
| Zimmerman Michael JAdvisory Director · 5 transactions | — | 4.6Kas of Mar 2008 | 2.0K | 4.0K | — |
| Goldberg Ray ADirector · 1 transaction | — | 2.0Kas of Jul 2008 | — | 1.0K | — |
| Sullivan Kenneth MSr. Vice President & C.A.O. · 4 transactions | — | 557.39as of Sep 2013 | 20.1K | — | — |
| Luter Joseph W IIIDirector · 83 transactions | — | 0as of Sep 2013 | 2.00M | 200.0K | 4.99M |
| Murphy Wendell HDirector · 18 transactions | — | 0as of Sep 2013 | — | — | 500.9K |
| Pope C LarryPresident and C.E.O., Director · 37 transactions | — | 0as of Sep 2013 | 1.07M | 85.0K | 160.0K |
| Sebring Joseph BPresident of John Morrell & Co · 24 transactions | — | 0as of Sep 2013 | 257.2K | 4.8K | 149.5K |
| Crowder Richard TDirector · 4 transactions | — | 0as of Sep 2013 | — | 3.5K | — |
| Lewis Margaret GDirector · 2 transactions | — | 0as of Sep 2013 | — | 5.0K | — |
| Manly Robert WExecutive Vice President & CFO · 22 transactions | — | 0as of Sep 2013 | 551.2K | — | — |
| Nelson David C.Director · 4 transactions | — | 0as of Sep 2013 | — | 35.0K | — |
| Royal Frank SDirector · 1 transaction | — | 0as of Sep 2013 | — | — | — |
| Schwieters John TDirector · 5 transactions | — | 0as of Sep 2013 | — | 12.5K | — |
| Trible Paul S JrDirector · 2 transactions | — | 0as of Sep 2013 | — | 500 | — |
Select a row to see that insider’s individual transactions. Sum of the holdings confirmed in the 12 months before this insider's last filing. A Form 4 reports a holding per line — held directly, or through a named trust, partnership or foundation, and in each share class separately — never a person’s total. Lines not restated in that time are left out and shown apart: an active filer restates what they still hold, so a line they did not restate is more often an entity since renamed, whose shares a successor line reports too. An amber marker means some were left out.
Net open-market activity over all recorded history: -36.43M shares. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded — they are compensation mechanics, not decisions to buy or sell.