Austevoll Seafood ASA (OTCMKTS:ASTVF – Get Free Report) is one of 329 publicly-traded companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Austevoll Seafood ASA to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Austevoll Seafood ASA and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Austevoll Seafood ASA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Austevoll Seafood ASA Competitors | 2327 | 8167 | 8243 | 393 | 2.35 |
As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 12.67%. Given Austevoll Seafood ASA’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Austevoll Seafood ASA has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Austevoll Seafood ASA | N/A | N/A | 2.20 |
| Austevoll Seafood ASA Competitors | $13.84 billion | $711.36 million | -326.55 |
Austevoll Seafood ASA’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Austevoll Seafood ASA. Austevoll Seafood ASA is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
17.2% of Austevoll Seafood ASA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of shares of all “Food Products” companies 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.
Dividends
Austevoll Seafood ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. Austevoll Seafood ASA pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Food Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 11.6% and pay out 31.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Austevoll Seafood ASA is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Austevoll Seafood ASA and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Austevoll Seafood ASA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Austevoll Seafood ASA Competitors | -16.28% | -138.49% | -4.12% |
Summary
Austevoll Seafood ASA competitors beat Austevoll Seafood ASA on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
Austevoll Seafood ASA Company Profile
Austevoll Seafood ASA, a seafood company, engages in the salmon and trout, white fish, and pelagic businesses in Norway, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, Africa, North America, Asia, South America, and internationally. The company is involved in the ownership and operation of fishing vessels, as well as farming, aquaculture, processing, sale, and distribution of salmon and trout. It also produces white fish products, freezing and canning plants, fish meals, and fish oils; omega-3 oil; and canned and frozen fish products. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Storebø, Norway. Austevoll Seafood ASA is a subsidiary of Laco AS.
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