Alico (ALCO) Competitors

Alico (NASDAQ:ALCO) and Limoneira (NASDAQ:LMNR) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALCO or LMNR?

Limoneira has higher revenue and earnings than Alico. Limoneira is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alico, 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
Alico	$46.64M	5.29	$6.97M	-$18.43	-1.75
Limoneira	$191.50M	1.44	$7.72M	-$0.14	-109.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ALCO or LMNR?

62.3% of Alico shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of Limoneira shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Alico shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Limoneira shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ALCO or LMNR?

Limoneira has a consensus target price of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 67.10%. Given Limoneira's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Limoneira is more favorable than Alico.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alico	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Limoneira	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ALCO or LMNR a better dividend stock?

Alico pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Limoneira pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Alico pays out -1.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Limoneira pays out -214.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Limoneira is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer ALCO or LMNR?

In the previous week, Alico had 1 more articles in the media than Limoneira. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Alico and 0 mentions for Limoneira. Limoneira's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Alico's score of 0.94 indicating that Limoneira is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alico	Positive
Limoneira	Very Positive

Is ALCO or LMNR more profitable?

Limoneira has a net margin of -0.96% compared to Alico's net margin of -284.75%. Limoneira's return on equity of -0.90% beat Alico's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alico	-284.75%	-41.08%	-25.79%
Limoneira	-0.96%	-0.90%	-0.57%

Which has more risk & volatility, ALCO or LMNR?

Alico has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Limoneira has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Limoneira beats Alico on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.