Alico (ALCO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ALCO or LMNR?

In the previous week, Alico had 2 more articles in the media than Limoneira. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Alico and 2 mentions for Limoneira. Limoneira's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Alico's score of 0.26 indicating that Limoneira is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alico	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Limoneira	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ALCO or LMNR?

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ALCO or LMNR?

62.3% of Alico shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of Limoneira shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Alico shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Limoneira shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ALCO or LMNR?

Limoneira has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.87%. Given Limoneira's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Limoneira is more favorable than Alico.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alico	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Limoneira	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ALCO or LMNR?

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
Alico	$46.64M	5.46	$6.97M	-$20.55	-1.62
Limoneira	$191.50M	1.48	$7.72M	-$0.14	-111.86

Is ALCO or LMNR a better dividend stock?

Alico pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Limoneira pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Alico pays out -1.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Limoneira pays out -214.3% 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.

Is ALCO or LMNR more profitable?

Limoneira has a net margin of -0.96% compared to Alico's net margin of -355.13%. Limoneira's return on equity of -0.90% beat Alico's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alico	-355.13%	-58.27%	-35.19%
Limoneira	-0.96%	-0.90%	-0.57%

Summary

Limoneira beats Alico on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.