Limoneira (LMNR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, 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 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ALCO or LMNR?

Limoneira has a consensus price target of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.68%. Given Limoneira's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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. However, 61.59% of users gave Alico an outperform vote while only 61.52% of users gave Limoneira an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alico	Outperform Votes 186 61.59%	Underperform Votes 116 38.41%
Limoneira	Outperform Votes 291 61.52%	Underperform Votes 182 38.48%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	$49.55M	4.52	$6.97M	-$5.92	-4.95
Limoneira	$186.08M	1.71	$7.72M	$0.41	42.99

Does the media favor ALCO or LMNR?

In the previous week, Limoneira had 9 more articles in the media than Alico. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Limoneira and 5 mentions for Alico. Alico's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Limoneira's score of 0.74 indicating that Alico is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alico	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Limoneira	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

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 1.7%. Alico pays out -3.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Limoneira pays out 73.2% 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.

Do insiders & 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Limoneira shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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