Seneca Foods (SENEB) versus Its Peers Financial Survey

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEB) is one of 328 publicly-traded companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Seneca Foods to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Seneca Foods and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Seneca Foods	$1.80 billion	N/A	56.67
Seneca Foods Competitors	$15.47 billion	$703.44 million	-2,412.61

Seneca Foods’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.4% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Seneca Foods and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seneca Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seneca Foods Competitors	-12.87%	-127.95%	-2.08%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Seneca Foods and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seneca Foods	0	1	0	0	2.00
Seneca Foods Competitors	2454	8305	8386	405	2.34

As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 16.91%. Given Seneca Foods’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Seneca Foods has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Seneca Foods peers beat Seneca Foods on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

Seneca Foods Company Profile

Seneca Foods Corporation is a food processor and packaged-food company headquartered in Marion, New York. Founded in 1949, the company processes, packages, and distributes fruits and vegetables for retail, food-service, and industrial customers. Its product portfolio includes canned and frozen vegetables, canned fruits, applesauce, fruit products, juices, and prepared foods. Seneca sells products under its own Seneca brand and produces private-label goods for grocery retailers and other food companies.