Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) gained in early trading on Tuesday after topping estimates with its Q4 earnings report, which was the first report since the company went public again with an IPO in ...

Smithfield Foods Inc. drew buy ratings from analysts at BofA Securities and UBS on Monday as the pork producer exited its quiet period after its initial public offering late last month.

Smithfield Foods reported $224 million in first-quarter profit, up about 44% from $156 million last year. First-quarter sales were up 9.5% from $3.4 billion last year to $3.8 billion this year.

Smithfield Foods reported a fourth-quarter profit from continuing operations of $211 million on $3.95 billion in sales. In a regulatory filing ahead of its January IPO, the Smithfield, Va.-based ...

A sculpture adorns Smithfield Foods' hog slaughterhouse in Smithfield, Virginia, U.S. October 17, 2019. Picture taken October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Polansek/File photo Purchase Licensing Rights ...

Smithfield Foods, based in Smithfield, previously traded on the New York Stock Exchange before China-based WH Group acquired the company and took it private in a $4.7 billion deal in 2013.

Smithfield Foods had been publicly traded until about 12 years ago, when it was taken private by Hong Kong's WH Group Ltd. (HK:288), which continues to own a majority of the company.