Seneca Foods (SENEA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Seneca Foods Corporation is a U.S.-based food processor and packaged-food company that produces and distributes fruits, vegetables and related food products. The company supplies retail, foodservice and industrial customers, with products sold under its own brands as well as private-label programs for retailers and other food companies.

Its product portfolio includes canned and frozen vegetables, canned fruits, fruit and vegetable snacks, prepared foods, sauces and other packaged food items. Seneca markets products under brands that include Seneca, Libby’s and Aunt Nellie’s, while also processing and packaging products for third-party brands and commercial food manufacturers.

Founded in 1949, Seneca Foods operates processing and distribution facilities primarily in the United States and sources agricultural products through relationships with growers. Its operations span crop processing, packaging, warehousing and distribution, allowing the company to serve customers across the retail grocery, foodservice and food-ingredient markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $179.27 to $185.25
• 50-Day Range: $161.48 to $207.30
• 52-Week Range: $99.58 to $210.00
• Volume: 89,537 shs
• Average Volume: 93,696 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.55
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Seneca Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Seneca Foods scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 123rd out of 170 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Seneca Foods has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, 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 10.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Seneca Foods is 10.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Seneca Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.64. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.00% 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 2.59, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seneca Foods has recently increased by 18.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

Seneca Foods has a news sentiment score of 1.21. 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 0.58 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.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Seneca Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Seneca Foods insiders have sold 8,496.32% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $3,806.00 in company stock and sold $327,176.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.20% 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: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SENEA
• CIK: 88948
• Web: www.senecafoods.com
• Phone: (315) 926-8100
• Fax: 315-926-8300
• Employees: 2,995
• Year Founded: 1949

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $17.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $114.67 million
• Net Margins: 6.75%
• Pretax Margin: 8.79%
• Return on Equity: 14.96%
• Return on Assets: 8.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 3.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.70
• Cash Flow: $20.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.71
• Book Value: $111.71 per share
• Price / Book: 1.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,770,000
• Free Float: 6,215,000
• Market Cap: $1.24 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.03