Seneca Foods (SENEA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Seneca Foods Corporation is a leading producer and distributor of shelf-stable fruits, vegetables and fruit‐based products. The company’s core activities include the processing, packaging and sale of canned fruits and vegetables, natural fruit juices, apple sauces and fruit‐based snacks. Seneca Foods caters to both retail and foodservice markets, supplying national and international grocers, restaurant chains and food manufacturers with branded and private‐label products.

Seneca Foods operates a network of manufacturing facilities and cold storage warehouses across North America, with key processing plants in New York, Michigan, California and Canada. Its product portfolio includes canned pears, peaches, mixed fruits, green beans, sweet corn and tomato products, as well as fruit juices and cider under the Seneca® brand and other licensed labels. The company emphasizes supply chain integration, from sourcing raw agricultural ingredients through regional growers to in-house processing and packaging, enabling consistent product quality and year-round availability.

Founded in 1949 as the Seneca Grape Juice Company and rebranded as Seneca Foods in the mid-1970s, the company has grown through strategic acquisitions and investments in production capacity. Headquartered in Fairport, New York, Seneca Foods serves customers across the United States, Canada and select international markets. The company’s leadership team focuses on operational efficiency, food safety and sustainable agriculture practices to support both growers and communities in its sourcing regions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $137.74 to $142.20
• 50-Day Range: $132.11 to $167.32
• 52-Week Range: $85.20 to $167.51
• Volume: 102,997 shs
• Average Volume: 98,525 shs
• Market Capitalization: $941.30 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.70
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Seneca Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Seneca Foods scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 99th out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Seneca Foods has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Seneca Foods has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Seneca Foods is 11.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Seneca Foods is 11.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.59.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Seneca Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.51. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.81% of the float of Seneca Foods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seneca Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.01, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seneca Foods has recently decreased by 21.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Seneca Foods does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Seneca Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Seneca Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Seneca Foods this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.43% of the stock of Seneca Foods is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

42.51% of the stock of Seneca Foods is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 5/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SENEA
• CIK: 88948
• Web: www.senecafoods.com
• Phone: (315) 926-8100
• Fax: 315-926-8300
• Employees: 2,885
• Year Founded: 1949

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $13.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $41.22 million
• Net Margins: 5.58%
• Pretax Margin: 7.36%
• Return on Equity: 12.30%
• Return on Assets: 6.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.37
• Current Ratio: 4.34
• Quick Ratio: 0.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.60
• Cash Flow: $16.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.64
• Book Value: $91.96 per share
• Price / Book: 1.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,770,000
• Free Float: 6,197,000
• Market Cap: $941.30 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.03