Alico (ALCO) Competitors

Limoneira (NASDAQ:LMNR) and Alico (NASDAQ:ALCO) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LMNR or ALCO?

64.4% of Limoneira shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Alico shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Limoneira shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Alico shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to LMNR or ALCO?

In the previous week, Alico had 8 more articles in the media than Limoneira. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Alico and 3 mentions for Limoneira. Alico's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Limoneira's score of -0.17 indicating that Alico is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Limoneira	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Alico	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is LMNR or ALCO more profitable?

Limoneira has a net margin of -5.69% compared to Alico's net margin of -355.13%. Limoneira's return on equity of -5.01% beat Alico's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Limoneira	-5.69%	-5.01%	-3.10%
Alico	-355.13%	-58.27%	-35.19%

Is LMNR or ALCO a better dividend stock?

Limoneira pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Alico pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Limoneira pays out -54.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alico pays out -1.0% 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.

Do analysts rate LMNR or ALCO?

Limoneira currently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.58%. Given Limoneira's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Limoneira is more favorable than Alico.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Limoneira	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Alico	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, LMNR or ALCO?

Limoneira has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alico has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LMNR or ALCO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Limoneira	$191.50M	1.41	$7.72M	-$0.55	-27.29
Alico	$46.64M	5.59	$6.97M	-$20.55	-1.66

Summary

Limoneira beats Alico on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.