Seaboard (SEB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Seaboard Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agricultural and ocean transportation company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Pork, Commodity Trading and Milling (CT&M), Marine, Sugar and Alcohol, Power, and Turkey. The Pork segment produces and sells pork products to further processors, food service operators, grocery stores, and distributors; hogs; and biodiesel. The CT&M segment sources, transports, and markets wheat, corn, soybeans, soybean meal, and other commodities; and produces and sells wheat flour, maize meal, manufactured feed, and oilseed crush commodities. The Marine segment provides cargo shipping services; owns and leases dry, refrigerated, specialized containers, and other related equipment; and operates a terminal and an off-port warehouse for cargo consolidation and temporary storage. The Sugar and Alcohol segment produces and sells sugar and alcohol. The Power segment operates as an independent power producer that generates electricity for the power grid in the Dominican Republic. The Turkey segment produces and processes conventional and antibiotic-free turkey products to retail stores, food service outlets, and industrial entities, as well as exports products to Mexico and internationally. The company also processes and sells jalapeño peppers. Seaboard Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Merriam, Kansas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3,135.09 to $3,300.00
• 50-Day Range: N/A
• 52-Week Range: $2,955.33 to $3,825.00
• Volume: 4,363 shs
• Average Volume: 2,858 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.71
• Dividend Yield: 0.27%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Seaboard Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Seaboard scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Seaboard.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Seaboard is 13.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.27.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Seaboard is 13.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 22.71.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Seaboard has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.60% of the float of Seaboard has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seaboard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seaboard has recently increased by 5.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Seaboard has a dividend yield of 0.29%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Seaboard does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Seaboard is 3.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.39

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.60% of the float of Seaboard has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seaboard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seaboard has recently increased by 5.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

Seaboard has a news sentiment score of 0.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Seaboard this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for SEB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Seaboard insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

78.00% of the stock of Seaboard is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 22.57% of the stock of Seaboard is held by institutions.

SEB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Seaboard's earnings last quarter?

Seaboard Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 30th. The company reported $62.82 earnings per share for the quarter. The business earned $2.21 billion during the quarter. Seaboard had a net margin of 3.01% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.69%.

Who are Seaboard's major shareholders?

Seaboard's top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.74%), AQR Capital Management LLC (0.95%), Private Management Group Inc. (0.64%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.60%).
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How do I buy shares of Seaboard?

Shares of SEB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Seaboard own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Seaboard investors own include Booking (BKNG), Visa (V), Alibaba Group (BABA), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Mastercard (MA), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 8/19 Dividend: 8/09/2024
• Dividend Payable: 8/19/2024
• Today: 9/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Farm - product raw materials
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:SEB
• Previous Symbol: NYSEMKT:SEB
• CUSIP: 81154310
• CIK: 88121
• Web: www.seaboardcorp.com
• Phone: (913) 676-8928
• Fax: 913-676-8872
• Employees: 12,847
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $240.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $226 million
• Net Margins: 3.01%
• Pretax Margin: 1.55%
• Return on Equity: 5.69%
• Return on Assets: 3.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21
• Current Ratio: 2.45
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.33
• Cash Flow: $554.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.95
• Book Value: $4,772.13 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 970,000
• Free Float: 214,000
• Market Cap: $3.20 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.35