Alico (ALCO) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ALCO or LMNR?

Alico has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Limoneira has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ALCO or LMNR?

In the previous week, Alico had 4 more articles in the media than Limoneira. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Alico and 0 mentions for Limoneira. Alico's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Limoneira's score of 0.00 indicating that Alico is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alico	Neutral
Limoneira	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe 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, 9.0% of Limoneira shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ALCO or LMNR?

Limoneira has higher revenue and earnings than Alico. Alico is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Limoneira, 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	4.87	$6.97M	-$5.92	-5.03
Limoneira	$191.50M	2.14	$7.72M	$0.38	59.66

Is ALCO or LMNR a better dividend stock?

Alico pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Limoneira pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Alico pays out -3.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Limoneira pays out 78.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is ALCO or LMNR more profitable?

Limoneira has a net margin of 4.03% compared to Alico's net margin of -91.09%. Limoneira's return on equity of 4.34% beat Alico's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alico	-91.09%	-3.01%	-1.95%
Limoneira	4.03%	4.34%	2.68%

Do analysts prefer ALCO or LMNR?

Limoneira has a consensus price target of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.89%. Given Limoneira's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALCO or LMNR?

Limoneira received 105 more outperform votes than Alico when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.91% of users gave Limoneira an outperform vote while only 61.59% of users gave Alico an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alico	Outperform Votes 186 61.59%	Underperform Votes 116 38.41%
Limoneira	Outperform Votes 291 61.91%	Underperform Votes 179 38.09%

Summary

Limoneira beats Alico on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.