Seneca Foods (SENEB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Seneca Foods Corporation is a food processor and packaged-food company headquartered in Marion, New York. Founded in 1949, the company processes, packages, and distributes fruits and vegetables for retail, food-service, and industrial customers.

Its product portfolio includes canned and frozen vegetables, canned fruits, applesauce, fruit products, juices, and prepared foods. Seneca sells products under its own Seneca brand and produces private-label goods for grocery retailers and other food companies. The company also markets products under selected licensed and acquired brands, including Libby’s canned vegetables and Aunt Nellie’s.

Seneca operates processing and packaging facilities in the United States and supplies customers primarily across the North American market, with products also distributed internationally. Its operations are supported by relationships with growers and agricultural suppliers, as well as by its own farming and sourcing activities. The company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol SENEB.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $170.26 to $170.26
• 50-Day Range: $145.14 to $206.67
• 52-Week Range: $108.68 to $208.53
• Volume: 186 shs
• Average Volume: 404 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 56.40
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Seneca Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Seneca Foods scored higher than 10% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Seneca Foods has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Seneca Foods has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Seneca Foods is 55.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.37.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Seneca Foods is 55.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.70.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seneca Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.53.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seneca Foods has recently decreased by 26.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

Seneca Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Seneca Foods this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Seneca Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.55% of the stock of Seneca Foods is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.39% of the stock of Seneca Foods is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SENEB
• CIK: 88948
• Web: www.senecafoods.com
• Phone: +1-315-9268100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,895
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 56.13
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.80 billion
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A