Seneca Foods (SENEA) Competitors

Landec (NASDAQ:LNDC) and Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, LNDC or SENEA?

Seneca Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Landec. Landec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seneca Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Landec	$185.79M	0.00	-$97.43M	-$3.38	N/A
Seneca Foods	$1.51B	0.28	$9.23M	$7.55	7.80

Do analysts prefer LNDC or SENEA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Landec	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Seneca Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor LNDC or SENEA?

In the previous week, Seneca Foods had 3 more articles in the media than Landec. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Seneca Foods and 0 mentions for Landec. Landec's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Seneca Foods' score of 0.55 indicating that Seneca Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Landec	Positive
Seneca Foods	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, LNDC or SENEA?

Landec has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seneca Foods has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNDC or SENEA?

Landec received 155 more outperform votes than Seneca Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.72% of users gave Seneca Foods an outperform vote while only 52.59% of users gave Landec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Landec	Outperform Votes 284 52.59%	Underperform Votes 256 47.41%
Seneca Foods	Outperform Votes 129 59.72%	Underperform Votes 87 40.28%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LNDC or SENEA?

85.8% of Landec shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 14.6% of Landec shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Seneca Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is LNDC or SENEA more profitable?

Seneca Foods has a net margin of 3.81% compared to Seneca Foods' net margin of -36.49%. Landec's return on equity of 14.48% beat Seneca Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Landec	-36.49%	-16.79%	-6.38%
Seneca Foods	3.81%	14.48%	6.04%

Summary

Seneca Foods beats Landec on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.