SFD - Smithfield Foods Inc.

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Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)

Back Testing (Jan. 1998 - Aug. 2008) Results:

Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1%/year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.

Top Ranked Predictable Companies & What is Predictability Rank?

P/E: (before NRI)		Lower P/E:
Price/Book:	0.9	Lower P/B: BG (0.9), FDP (0.9), CZZ (0.7), IBA (0.9),
Price/Sales:	0.2	Lower P/S: ANDE (0.1), PGPDQ.PK (0.05), SENEA (0.1), PPC (0.01),
Net Margin:	-2.37%	Higher Margin: TBV (45.69%), CHBT (38.63%), AOB (16.05%),
Market Cap:	$2.7 Bil	EPS: (before NRI)	$-1.47	Shares Outstanding:	165.24 Mil

Food Producers » Food Products COMPARE: HRL, SDA, PPC, SEB

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is one of the world's largest pork processors more

Gurus Trades with SFD: Exclude other managers

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Ticker	Company	Picked By	Date (?)	Action	Impact to Portfolio (?)	Price Range (Average)* (?)	Current Price	Change from Average	Comment	Current Shares
SFD	Smithfie...	Andreas Halvorsen	2009-09-30	Buy	0.29%	$11.55 - $14.39 ($13.02)	$ 16.22	25%	New holding, 1635012 sh.	1,635,012
SFD	Smithfie...	Steve Mandel	2009-09-30	Reduce (history)	--0.37%	$11.55 - $14.39 ($13.02)	$ 16.22	25%	Reduce -26.58%	8,162,139
SFD	Smithfie...	Michael Price	2009-09-30	Buy	0.82%	$11.55 - $14.39 ($13.02)	$ 16.22	25%	New holding, 200000 sh.	200,000
SFD	Smithfie...	Steve Mandel	2009-06-30	Buy	2.11%	$8.61 - $13.73 ($11.8)	$ 16.22	37%	New holding, 11116850 sh.	11,116,850
SFD	Smithfie...	NWQ Managers	2009-03-31	Sold Out (history)		$5.93 - $12.82 ($9.8)	$ 16.22	66%	Sold Out	0
SFD	Smithfie...	Michael Price	2009-03-31	Sold Out (history)		$5.93 - $12.82 ($9.8)	$ 16.22	66%	Sold Out	0
SFD	Smithfie...	Michael Price	2008-12-31	Buy	0.14%	$5.69 - $13.73 ($10.3)	$ 16.22	57%	New holding, 20000 sh.	20,000
SFD	Smithfie...	David Einhorn	2008-12-31	Buy	0.17%	$5.69 - $13.73 ($10.3)	$ 16.22	57%	New holding, 239263 sh.	239,263
SFD	Smithfie...	Ruane Cunniff	2008-09-30	Sold Out (history)		$16.88 - $25.28 ($21.1)	$ 16.22	-23%	Sold Out	0
SFD	Smithfie...	Arnold Schneider	2008-09-30	Sold Out (history)		$16.88 - $25.28 ($21.1)	$ 16.22	-23%	Sold Out	0
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.

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SFD is held by these Gurus: Exclude other managers

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Ticker	Guru Name	Portfolio Date*	Current Shares	% of Shares Outstanding	% of Total Assets Managed	Change from Last Holdings
SFD	Andreas Halvorsen	2009-09-30	1635012	0.99	0.29	New
SFD	Michael Price	2009-09-30	200000	0.12	0.82	New
SFD	David Einhorn	2009-09-30	239263	0.14	0.13	0%
SFD	Steve Mandel	2009-09-30	8162139	4.94	1.4	-26.58%
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SFD: Insider Buys/Sells (?)

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Insider	Position	Date	Trades	Shares	Trade Price ($)	Change (%)
POULSON RICHARD J M	Executive Vice President	2009-10-02	Buy	15000	$12.58	28.93
POPE C LARRY	President and C.E.O.	2009-09-28	Sell	100000	$13.5	20.15
CRAWFORD CAROL T	Director	2009-07-09	Sell	25000	$13.09	23.91
LUTER JOSEPH W IV	Executive Vice President	2009-07-08	Sell	80000	$13.24	22.51
LUTER JOSEPH W III	Director	2009-07-07	Sell	800000	$13.18	23.07
POULSON RICHARD J M	Executive Vice President	2009-03-19	Buy	7000	$8.46	91.73
RICHTER GEORGE H	Pres. & COO, Pork Group	2008-10-10	Buy	19000	$13.17	23.16
FRIBOURG PAUL J	Director	2008-10-08	Buy	25000	$13.05	24.29
FRIBOURG PAUL J	Director	2008-09-29	Buy	62100	$15.07	7.63
SCHWIETERS JOHN T	Director	2008-09-29	Buy	5000	$14.8	9.59

Quarterly/Annual Reports:

SFD: 10-Q - SMITHFIELD FOODS INC (0000091388) (Filer): (10-Q) - 2009-09-11
SFD: Annual report: (10-K) - 2009-06-24
SFD: Quarterly report: (10-Q) - 2009-03-13
SFD: Quarterly report: (10-Q) - 2008-09-05
SFD: Annual report: (10-K) - 2008-06-26

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