Marine Harvest ASA (OTCMKTS:MHGVY – Get Free Report) and Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
Risk and Volatility
Marine Harvest ASA has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seneca Foods has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Seneca Foods shares are held by company 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.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Marine Harvest ASA | $6.47 billion | 1.74 | $708.93 million | $1.42 | 15.02 |
| Seneca Foods | $1.66 billion | 0.73 | $114.67 million | $17.31 | 10.30 |
Marine Harvest ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marine Harvest ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Marine Harvest ASA and Seneca Foods, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Marine Harvest ASA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.80 |
| Seneca Foods | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Marine Harvest ASA and Seneca Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Marine Harvest ASA | 11.19% | 11.74% | 5.29% |
| Seneca Foods | 6.75% | 14.96% | 8.56% |
Summary
Marine Harvest ASA beats Seneca Foods on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Marine Harvest ASA
Mowi ASA, a seafood company, farms, produces, and supplies Atlantic salmon products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Feed, Farming, and Sales and Marketing. The company is involved in the salmon feed production, salmon farming and primary processing, and seafood secondary processing activities. It offers whole fish, plain and marinated fillets and steaks, hot- and cold-smoked salmon, burgers and tartars, patties, gravad, sushi, and breaded products under the Ducktrap, MOWI, and Supreme Salmon brands. The company was formerly known as Marine Harvest ASA and changed its name to Mowi ASA in December 2018. Mowi ASA was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway.
About Seneca Foods
Seneca Foods Corporation provides packaged fruits and vegetables in the United States and internationally. The company offers canned, frozen, and jarred produce; jarred fruit; and snack chips and other food products under the private label, as well as under various national and regional brands that the company owns or licenses, including Seneca, Libby’s, Aunt Nellie’s, Cherryman, Green Valley, and READ. In addition, it packs canned and frozen vegetables under contract packing agreements. Further, the company engages in the sale of cans, ends, and seeds, as well as trucking and aircraft operations. It provides its products to grocery outlets, including supermarkets, mass merchandisers, limited assortment stores, club stores, and dollar stores; specialty retailers; and food service distributors, restaurant chains, industrial markets, other food packagers, and export customers in approximately 55 countries, as well as federal, state, and local governments for school and other feeding programs. Seneca Foods Corporation was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Fairport, New York.
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