Limoneira (LMNR) Competitors

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

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%

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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	5.31	$6.97M	-$18.43	-1.76
Limoneira	$176.59M	1.52	$7.72M	-$0.14	-106.36

Which has more risk and volatility, ALCO or LMNR?

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

Does the media refer more to ALCO or LMNR?

In the previous week, Alico and Alico both had 1 articles in the media. Alico's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Limoneira's score of 1.87 indicating that Alico is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alico	Very Positive
Limoneira	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ALCO or LMNR?

62.3% of Alico shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.3% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend ALCO or LMNR?

Limoneira has a consensus price target of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.26%. 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Limoneira beats Alico on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.