Seneca Foods (SENEA) Competitors

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) and Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media favor SENEA or TR?

In the previous week, Tootsie Roll Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Seneca Foods. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Tootsie Roll Industries and 2 mentions for Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Tootsie Roll Industries' score of -0.85 indicating that Seneca Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Seneca Foods	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tootsie Roll Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SENEA or TR?

42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.3% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Seneca Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.8% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SENEA or TR more profitable?

Tootsie Roll Industries has a net margin of 12.14% compared to Seneca Foods' net margin of 2.49%. Tootsie Roll Industries' return on equity of 10.23% beat Seneca Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seneca Foods	2.49%	9.71%	4.23%
Tootsie Roll Industries	12.14%	10.23%	7.79%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SENEA or TR?

Tootsie Roll Industries received 32 more outperform votes than Seneca Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.09% of users gave Seneca Foods an outperform vote while only 58.27% of users gave Tootsie Roll Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Seneca Foods	Outperform Votes 130 59.09%	Underperform Votes 90 40.91%
Tootsie Roll Industries	Outperform Votes 162 58.27%	Underperform Votes 116 41.73%

Which has more volatility and risk, SENEA or TR?

Seneca Foods has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tootsie Roll Industries has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SENEA or TR?

Tootsie Roll Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tootsie Roll Industries, 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
Seneca Foods	$1.54B	0.41	$63.32M	$5.48	16.66
Tootsie Roll Industries	$718.50M	3.46	$86.83M	$1.22	27.93

Summary

Tootsie Roll Industries beats Seneca Foods on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.