Seaboard (SEB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Seaboard Inc. is a diversified, privately held global agribusiness and transportation company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Founded in 1918, the company has grown from a modest commodity trading operation into four principal business segments: Pork, Commodity, Marine, and Power. Through these divisions, Seaboard is engaged in integrated production, processing and distribution of agricultural and food products, operation of ocean-going cargo vessels, and generation of electric power in select markets.

In its Pork segment, Seaboard Foods manages a fully integrated hog production and processing operation across multiple states in the U.S. This unit oversees every stage of production from breeding and feeding to slaughtering and further processing, supplying fresh pork products to major retail and foodservice customers throughout North America. The Commodity segment spans sugar milling and refining in the Dominican Republic, trading in sugar and related products, and marketing of feed ingredients such as soybean meal, molasses and cereal grains to livestock and aquaculture markets worldwide.

Seaboard’s Marine division owns and operates a modern fleet of Panamax and Supramax dry-bulk vessels, transporting fertilizer, grains, and other bulk commodities across Asia, South America, Europe and Africa. This fleet provides essential logistical support for Seaboard’s trading activities and serves third-party charterers. In the Power segment, the company invests in and operates energy facilities in Central America and the Caribbean, including hydroelectric and thermal plants that supply electricity to local grids under long-term power purchase agreements.

Over its century-long history, Seaboard has maintained a strong emphasis on family ownership and long-term stewardship, guided by the Ports family and a senior management team led by President and Chief Executive Officer Doyle P. Martin. Today, the company employs thousands of people in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia, upholding core values of safety, quality and sustainable growth as it serves customers in the global food, transportation and energy industries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2,953.02 to $3,014.78
• 50-Day Range: $2,459.69 to $3,016.63
• 52-Week Range: $2,365.00 to $3,300.00
• Volume: 1,125 shs
• Average Volume: 2,339 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.92 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.79
• Dividend Yield: 0.30%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Seaboard Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Seaboard scored higher than 30% 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Seaboard.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Seaboard is 29.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Seaboard is 29.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 19.89.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Seaboard has a P/B Ratio of 0.61. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.88% of the float of Seaboard has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seaboard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seaboard has recently increased by 4.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Seaboard has a dividend yield of 0.30%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Seaboard does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Seaboard is 9.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.34

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.88% of the float of Seaboard has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seaboard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seaboard has recently increased by 4.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Seaboard has a news sentiment score of 1.63. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Seaboard this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Seaboard to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

73.50% of the stock of Seaboard is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 22.57% of the stock of Seaboard is held by institutions.

SEB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SEB shares performed this year?

Seaboard's stock was trading at $2,420.2673 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SEB shares have increased by 23.6% and is now trading at $2,990.4350.

How were Seaboard's earnings last quarter?

Seaboard Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The company reported $50.51 EPS for the quarter. The company earned $1.42 billion during the quarter. Seaboard had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.09% and a net margin of 1.06%.

Is Seaboard doing a stock buyback?

Seaboard's Board of Directors initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, May 21st 2025, which allows the company to buy back $100,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Who are Seaboard's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Seaboard include Parallel Advisors LLC (0.01%).
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How do I buy shares of Seaboard?

Shares of SEB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Seaboard own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Seaboard investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/02/2017
• Record date for 5/19 Dividend: 5/08/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/19 Dividend: 5/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/19/2025
• Today: 7/09/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:SEB
• Previous Symbol: NYSEMKT:SEB
• CIK: 88121
• Web: www.seaboardcorp.com
• Phone: (913) 676-8928
• Fax: 913-676-8872
• Employees: 14,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $90.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $88 million
• Net Margins: 1.06%
• Pretax Margin: 2.85%
• Return on Equity: 2.09%
• Return on Assets: 1.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21
• Current Ratio: 2.52
• Quick Ratio: 1.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.32
• Cash Flow: $403.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.33
• Book Value: $4,890.56 per share
• Price / Book: 0.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 970,000
• Free Float: 257,000
• Market Cap: $2.87 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.15