Seneca Foods (SENEA) Competitors

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SENEA vs. CALM, MZTI, TR, FLO, and DOLE

Should you buy Seneca Foods stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Seneca Foods with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Seneca Foods include Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), Marzetti (MZTI), Tootsie Roll Industries (TR), Flowers Foods (FLO), and Dole (DOLE). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

How does Seneca Foods compare to Cal-Maine Foods?

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) and Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) are both packaged foods & meats companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

In the previous week, Cal-Maine Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Seneca Foods. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cal-Maine Foods and 2 mentions for Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Cal-Maine Foods' score of -0.13 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cal-Maine Foods	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Seneca Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Cal-Maine Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Cal-Maine Foods has a consensus price target of $93.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.44%. Given Cal-Maine Foods' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cal-Maine Foods is more favorable than Seneca Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seneca Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cal-Maine Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Cal-Maine Foods has a net margin of 20.07% compared to Seneca Foods' net margin of 5.58%. Cal-Maine Foods' return on equity of 26.05% beat Seneca Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seneca Foods	5.58%	12.30%	6.65%
Cal-Maine Foods	20.07%	26.05%	22.13%

Seneca Foods has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cal-Maine Foods has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market.

Cal-Maine Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Seneca Foods. Cal-Maine Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seneca Foods, 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	$1.61B	0.61	$41.22M	$13.00	11.09
Cal-Maine Foods	$4.26B	0.89	$1.22B	$14.35	5.57

Summary

Cal-Maine Foods beats Seneca Foods on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Seneca Foods compare to Marzetti?

Marzetti (NASDAQ:MZTI) and Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Marzetti currently has a consensus price target of $169.33, indicating a potential upside of 47.99%. Given Marzetti's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Marzetti is more favorable than Seneca Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marzetti	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Seneca Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Marzetti has higher revenue and earnings than Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marzetti, 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
Marzetti	$1.91B	1.64	$167.35M	$6.39	17.91
Seneca Foods	$1.61B	0.61	$41.22M	$13.00	11.09

In the previous week, Marzetti had 3 more articles in the media than Seneca Foods. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Marzetti and 2 mentions for Seneca Foods. Marzetti's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat Seneca Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Marzetti is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marzetti	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Seneca Foods	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

66.4% of Marzetti shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of Marzetti shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Marzetti has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Seneca Foods has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its share price is 103% less volatile than the broader market.

Marzetti has a net margin of 9.06% compared to Seneca Foods' net margin of 5.58%. Marzetti's return on equity of 18.12% beat Seneca Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marzetti	9.06%	18.12%	14.01%
Seneca Foods	5.58%	12.30%	6.65%

Summary

Marzetti beats Seneca Foods on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Seneca Foods compare to Tootsie Roll Industries?

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

42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.3% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Seneca Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.8% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Tootsie Roll Industries has a net margin of 13.70% compared to Seneca Foods' net margin of 5.58%. Seneca Foods' return on equity of 12.30% beat Tootsie Roll Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seneca Foods	5.58%	12.30%	6.65%
Tootsie Roll Industries	13.70%	10.77%	8.12%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seneca Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tootsie Roll Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Seneca Foods has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tootsie Roll Industries has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

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	$1.61B	0.61	$41.22M	$13.00	11.09
Tootsie Roll Industries	$735.61M	4.27	$100.05M	$1.34	31.20

In the previous week, Seneca Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Tootsie Roll Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Seneca Foods and 0 mentions for Tootsie Roll Industries. Seneca Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Tootsie Roll Industries'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Seneca Foods	Neutral
Tootsie Roll Industries	Neutral

Summary

Seneca Foods and Tootsie Roll Industries tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Seneca Foods compare to Flowers Foods?

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) and Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Flowers Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flowers Foods, 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	$1.61B	0.61	$41.22M	$13.00	11.09
Flowers Foods	$5.26B	0.30	$83.82M	$0.40	18.75

In the previous week, Flowers Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Seneca Foods. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Flowers Foods and 2 mentions for Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Flowers Foods' score of -0.16 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Flowers Foods	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Flowers Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Seneca Foods has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Flowers Foods' net margin of 1.59%. Flowers Foods' return on equity of 16.61% beat Seneca Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seneca Foods	5.58%	12.30%	6.65%
Flowers Foods	1.59%	16.61%	5.38%

Flowers Foods has a consensus target price of $9.60, indicating a potential upside of 28.02%. Given Flowers Foods' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Flowers Foods is more favorable than Seneca Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seneca Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Flowers Foods	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57

Seneca Foods has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Seneca Foods and Flowers Foods tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Seneca Foods compare to Dole?

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) and Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Seneca Foods has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Dole's net margin of 0.46%. Seneca Foods' return on equity of 12.30% beat Dole's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dole	0.46%	7.63%	2.51%
Seneca Foods	5.58%	12.30%	6.65%

Dole has higher revenue and earnings than Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dole, 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
Dole	$9.42B	0.15	$51.32M	$0.45	32.24
Seneca Foods	$1.61B	0.61	$41.22M	$13.00	11.09

Dole has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Seneca Foods has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the broader market.

Dole presently has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.82%. Given Dole's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dole is more favorable than Seneca Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dole	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Seneca Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of Dole shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Dole had 5 more articles in the media than Seneca Foods. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Dole and 2 mentions for Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Dole's score of -0.07 indicating that Seneca Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dole	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Seneca Foods	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Seneca Foods beats Dole on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SENEA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Seneca Foods	FOOD Industry	Staples Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$977.02M	$7.45B	$16.13B	$12.12B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.30%	3.55%	5.32%
P/E Ratio	11.11	15.72	26.23	25.10
Price / Sales	0.61	1.17	46.62	77.29
Price / Cash	8.54	9.79	13.17	37.30
Price / Book	1.57	2.63	5.59	6.59
Net Income	$41.22M	$224.34M	$674.03M	$335.49M
7 Day Performance	3.07%	0.04%	-0.57%	-1.74%
1 Month Performance	2.77%	-4.87%	-3.92%	-1.72%
1 Year Performance	57.61%	-13.65%	-13.34%	27.17%

Seneca Foods Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SENEA Seneca Foods	1.5042 of 5 stars	$144.53 +1.3%	N/A	+57.0%	$978.00M	$1.61B	11.12	2,885	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade
CALM Cal-Maine Foods	2.4221 of 5 stars	$78.61 +4.2%	$93.00 +18.3%	-22.1%	$3.71B	$4.26B	5.46	3,828
MZTI Marzetti	4.1593 of 5 stars	$114.23 +1.7%	$169.33 +48.2%	-33.3%	$3.13B	$1.91B	17.86	3,700
TR Tootsie Roll Industries	0.3295 of 5 stars	$40.41 -0.9%	N/A	+26.5%	$3.03B	$724.67M	30.11	2,100	Gap Up
FLO Flowers Foods	3.9587 of 5 stars	$8.12 -1.2%	$11.17 +37.5%	-57.7%	$1.72B	$5.26B	20.31	10,300	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast

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Seneca Foods (SENEA) Competitors

SENEA vs. CALM, MZTI, TR, FLO, and DOLE

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Seneca Foods (SENEA) Competitors

SENEA vs. CALM, MZTI, TR, FLO, and DOLE

How does Seneca Foods compare to Cal-Maine Foods?

Does the media favor SENEA or CALM?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SENEA or CALM?

Do analysts rate SENEA or CALM?

Is SENEA or CALM more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, SENEA or CALM?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SENEA or CALM?

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How does Seneca Foods compare to Marzetti?

Do analysts rate MZTI or SENEA?

Which has better earnings and valuation, MZTI or SENEA?

Does the media prefer MZTI or SENEA?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MZTI or SENEA?

Which has more volatility & risk, MZTI or SENEA?

Is MZTI or SENEA more profitable?

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How does Seneca Foods compare to Tootsie Roll Industries?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SENEA or TR?

Is SENEA or TR more profitable?

Do analysts rate SENEA or TR?

Which has more volatility and risk, SENEA or TR?

Which has better valuation & earnings, SENEA or TR?

Does the media refer more to SENEA or TR?

Summary

How does Seneca Foods compare to Flowers Foods?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SENEA or FLO?

Does the media refer more to SENEA or FLO?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SENEA or FLO?

Is SENEA or FLO more profitable?

Do analysts rate SENEA or FLO?

Which has more risk & volatility, SENEA or FLO?

Summary

How does Seneca Foods compare to Dole?

Is DOLE or SENEA more profitable?

Which has better valuation and earnings, DOLE or SENEA?

Which has more volatility & risk, DOLE or SENEA?

Do analysts prefer DOLE or SENEA?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DOLE or SENEA?

Does the media prefer DOLE or SENEA?

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