Limoneira (LMNR) Competitors

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

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%

Does the media refer more to LMNR or ALCO?

In the previous week, Limoneira had 1 more articles in the media than Alico. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Limoneira and 1 mentions for Alico. Limoneira's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Alico's score of 0.37 indicating that Limoneira is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Limoneira	Positive
Alico	Neutral

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.

Which has stronger earnings & 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	$160.76M	1.67	$7.72M	-$0.55	-27.11
Alico	$46.64M	5.69	$6.97M	-$20.55	-1.69

Do analysts prefer LMNR or ALCO?

Limoneira currently has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.49%. Given Limoneira's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Limoneira is more favorable than Alico.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Limoneira	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Alico	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has more risk & volatility, LMNR or ALCO?

Limoneira has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alico has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

64.3% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Alico shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Limoneira beats Alico on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.