LMNR vs. ALCO, ADM, BG, INGR, DAR, FDP, AGRO, AVO, CRESY, and CVGW
Should you be buying Limoneira stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Limoneira include Alico (ALCO), Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bunge Global (BG), Ingredion (INGR), Darling Ingredients (DAR), Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP), Adecoagro (AGRO), Mission Produce (AVO), Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY), and Calavo Growers (CVGW).
Limoneira vs. Its 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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.
Limoneira has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alico has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Limoneira has a net margin of -0.96% compared to Alico's net margin of -284.75%. Limoneira's return on equity of -0.90% beat Alico's return on equity.
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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
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 -214.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alico pays out -1.1% 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.
Limoneira currently has a consensus target price of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 67.10%. Given Limoneira's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Limoneira is more favorable than Alico.
In the previous week, Limoneira and Limoneira both had 1 articles in the media. Limoneira's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Alico'saverage media sentiment score.
Summary
Limoneira beats Alico on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:LMNR) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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