ALCO vs. LMNR, VFF, SANW, LND, FREE, MAMA, PRPL, TDUP, HFFG, and PLIN
Should you be buying Alico stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alico include Limoneira (LMNR), Village Farms International (VFF), S&W Seed (SANW), BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas (LND), Whole Earth Brands (FREE), Mama's Creations (MAMA), Purple Innovation (PRPL), ThredUp (TDUP), HF Foods Group (HFFG), and China Xiangtai Food (PLIN). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Alico (NASDAQ:ALCO) and Limoneira (NASDAQ:LMNR) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
62.3% of Alico shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of Limoneira shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Alico shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Limoneira shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Alico had 1 more articles in the media than Limoneira. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Alico and 1 mentions for Limoneira. Alico's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Limoneira's score of 0.05 indicating that Alico is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Alico pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Limoneira pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Alico pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Limoneira pays out -51.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Limoneira is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Alico has a net margin of 110.84% compared to Limoneira's net margin of -5.40%. Limoneira's return on equity of -1.16% beat Alico's return on equity.
Limoneira has higher revenue and earnings than Alico. Limoneira is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alico, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Alico has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Limoneira has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Limoneira received 103 more outperform votes than Alico when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.63% of users gave Alico an outperform vote while only 62.42% of users gave Limoneira an outperform vote.
Limoneira has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.87%. Given Limoneira's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Limoneira is more favorable than Alico.
Summary
Limoneira beats Alico on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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