KEY TAKEAWAYS Smithfield Foods stock edged lower in its trading debut Tuesday after the U.S. pork giant priced shares below their marketed range.On Monday, Smithfield and Chinese owner WH Group priced a total of nearly 26.

Smithfield Foods’ shares rose over their reduced initial public offering price Tuesday, as the pork producer returned to the stock market about 12 years after China’s WH Group took it private.

Despite the threat of tariffs and concerns over its Chinese ownership, Smithfield says it is at its peak.

Smithfield Foods Inc. shares rose about 1.5% in the pork producer’s return to being a public company, after the stock priced below the range offered in its IPO.

Smithfield Foods, the largest pork processor in the U.S., said it priced its initial public offering well below its forecast range, raising $521.7 million for the company and the selling stockholder.

Smithfield Foods, the largest U.S. pork producer, raised $522 million in an IPO that was around 21% smaller than originally planned. Why it matters: There have been two big IPOs so far in 2025, and both of them bombed.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Smithfield Foods and its Chinese parent raised around $522 million from the U.S. pork giant's initial public offering after pricing shares below their marketed range.The IPO marks a return to a U.

The offering has been priced at $20 per share, not the $23 to $27 range suggested by the meat giant last week.