Insider buying last 90 days
$1.00Min 1 open-market purchase
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | Schomburger Jeffrey K director, officer: President & CEO Elect | Purchase | $1.00M |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Sep 28 close
Tyson Foods has been under pressure amid questions over whether the company can sustain its dividend while beef operations weigh on results, with one widely circulated piece framing losses in that segment against continued payouts. The stock also slid on 21 September to $52.02, a -1.42% move on a day the broader market rose. Separately, Tyson confirmed it will report fourth quarter fiscal 2026 results on 16 November, with a conference call scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Shares closed at $50.95, up 0.1% on the day, but trend readings remain weak: the close sits below both the 50-day average of $55.78 and the 200-day average of $60.17, with the shorter average also below the longer one. One-month, three-month, and six-month returns are all negative, at -7.9%, -13.1%, and -20.3% respectively. The GekkoIndex reads 69.1, placing TSN in the Accumulation zone, and the price stands 21.8% below the Gekko Fair Value estimate of $65.14.
Over the next 20 trading days, the next earnings date on 16 November falls outside a typical holding window. Smart-money activity shows one open-market insider purchase in the past 90 days, valued at $1,001,617, alongside 2 billionaire holders. Seasonality over 5 years shows an average -2.8% move across this stretch of the calendar, with gains in 2 of those years, a pattern worth noting given the stock's typical 20-day move of 4.5%.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Tyson Foods scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $50.95 is below the 50-day ($55.78) and 200-day ($60.17) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart69.1, Accumulation
Reading 69.1 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex21.8% below
Price is 21.8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueLeans bullish
Last 90 days: 1 open-market insider purchase.
See smart moneyReports in 48 days
Next report Nov 16, 2026, 48 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings−2.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2.8% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Tyson Foods closed at $50.95 on Sep 28, 2026, −5.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $50.56 to $69.48.
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Tyson Foods produces meat and packaged food items across four main areas: beef, pork, chicken, and prepared foods. Its beef and pork operations cover the full path from live animals to finished cuts, including case-ready meats and fully cooked options, while its chicken business raises and processes poultry into fresh, frozen, and value-added products, along with breeding stock. The company also sells related items such as animal hides, and its prepared foods lineup ranges from sandwiches and burgers to sausages, deli meats, snacks, and prepared meals under brand names like Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, State Fair, Aidells, Gallo Salame, and its own Tyson and ibp labels.
The company reaches customers through a direct sales force that supplies grocery chains, wholesalers, distributors, warehouse clubs, military outlets, industrial food processors, restaurant chains, and export markets, and it also works with independent brokers and trading firms to serve food service buyers such as cafeterias, convenience stores, and hospitals.
Tyson Foods was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker TSN.
Tyson Foods’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 69.1, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.1 points over five sessions.
Up 1.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 55 | +0.5% | +1.0% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 230 | +0.3% | +1.9% | ||
| Neutral | 360 | −0.2% | −1.1% | ||
| Distribution | 26 | −0.3% | +0.4% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average TSN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Tyson Foods trades 21.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $65.14, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Tyson Foods shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$65.14
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
21.8% Undervalued
Insiders filed 1 open-market purchase in Tyson Foods worth $1.00M, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
$1.00Min 1 open-market purchase
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | Schomburger Jeffrey K director, officer: President & CEO Elect | Purchase | $1.00M |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in TSN were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Tyson Foods has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
2of the funds Gekko tracks hold TSN.
Tyson Foods reports on Nov 16, 2026, before the open (48 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 16, 2026
Expected before the open, 48 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | $0.99 est $1.03 | $13.87B est $14.07B | +1.3% |
| May 4, 2026 | $0.87 est $0.78 | $13.65B est $13.63B | +7.5% |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $0.97 est $1.01 | $14.31B est $14.00B | −0.9% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $1.15 est $0.83 | $13.86B est $14.11B | +5.4% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $0.91 est $0.80 | $13.88B est $13.54B | +4.3% |
| May 5, 2025 | $0.92 est $0.83 | $13.07B est $13.14B | −8.3% |
| Feb 3, 2025 | $1.14 est $0.88 | $13.62B est $13.16B | +0.9% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | $0.92 est $0.69 | $13.57B est $13.39B | +7.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Tyson Foods is $64.25, +26.1% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | J.P. Morgan | $63 | +23.7% |
| Sep 11 | Barclays | $75 | +47.2% |
| Sep 10 | Piper Sandler | $66 | +29.5% |
| Sep 4 | BMO Capital | $65 | +27.6% |
| Sep 4 | Bank of America Securities | $56 | +9.9% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Tyson Foods averaged −2.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −2.4% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −3.3% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −2.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −2.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −1.1% | 1 of 5 |
For scale, TSN’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.5%.
Tyson Foods’s market cap is $18.06B, with a P/E ratio of 31.8 and revenue of $55.69B over the last twelve months.
3 headlines about Tyson Foods from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
Tyson Foods’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| JBSJBS | Buying | 45.7% below |
| MICCMagnum Ice Cream | Accumulation | 33.9% below |
| HRLHormel Foods | Buying | 22.4% below |
| SFDSmithfield Foods | Buying | 48.2% below |
| MAMAMama's Creations | Accumulation | 19.8% below |
| LWAYLifeway Foods | Buying | 35.3% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Tyson Foods’s market cap is $18.06B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $50.95, with 281.8M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 31.8.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Tyson Foods is $64.25, +26.1% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Tyson Foods is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $50.95 is 21.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $65.14. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Tyson Foods is expected to report on Nov 16, 2026, before the market opens (48 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.78 per share on revenue of $14.37B. Tyson Foods beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.5% on average across the report.
Tyson Foods’s 52-week high is $69.48 and its 52-week low is $50.56; it closed at $50.95 on Sep 28, 2026, −5.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $100.72 on Feb 8, 2022.
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