Seneca Foods (SENEA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Seneca Foods Corporation is a U.S. food processor and packager specializing in fruits and vegetables. Its products include canned and frozen vegetables and fruits, as well as snack foods.

The company sells products under brands including Seneca, Libby’s, Aunt Nellie’s and Green Giant, and also produces food for retailer and foodservice customers under private labels. Its products are distributed in the United States and other markets.

Founded in 1949, Seneca Foods is headquartered in Marion, New York, and operates processing and packaging facilities in agricultural regions across the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $168.76 to $176.30
• 50-Day Range: $144.21 to $207.30
• 52-Week Range: $105.05 to $210.00
• Volume: 85,546 shs
• Average Volume: 104,180 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.16
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $202.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Seneca Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Seneca Foods scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 64th out of 169 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Seneca Foods has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Seneca Foods has a consensus price target of $202.00, representing about 16.1% upside from its current price of $174.05.

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 10.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Seneca Foods is 10.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.55.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Seneca Foods has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.51% 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 5.71.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seneca Foods has recently increased by 38.05%, 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: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

Seneca Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 16 news articles for Seneca Foods this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for SENEA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Seneca Foods to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% 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

8.24% 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: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• 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

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Seneca Foods: $202.00
• High Price Target: $202.00
• Low Price Target: $202.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $17.29
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $114.67 million
• Net Margins: 6.60%
• Pretax Margin: 8.62%
• Return on Equity: 15.73%
• Return on Assets: 9.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
• Current Ratio: 2.60
• Quick Ratio: 0.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.72
• Cash Flow: $22.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.98
• Book Value: $118.43 per share
• Price / Book: 1.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,770,000
• Free Float: 6,213,000
• Market Cap: $1.19 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.03