Seneca Foods (SENEA) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SENEA or THS?

In the previous week, TreeHouse Foods had 5 more articles in the media than Seneca Foods. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TreeHouse Foods and 0 mentions for Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of 0.94 indicating that Seneca Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Seneca Foods	Positive
TreeHouse Foods	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SENEA or THS?

TreeHouse Foods received 360 more outperform votes than Seneca Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.68% of users gave TreeHouse Foods an outperform vote while only 59.17% of users gave Seneca Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Seneca Foods	Outperform Votes 129 59.17%	Underperform Votes 89 40.83%
TreeHouse Foods	Outperform Votes 489 64.68%	Underperform Votes 267 35.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, SENEA or THS?

Seneca Foods has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SENEA or THS?

Seneca Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TreeHouse Foods. TreeHouse Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seneca Foods, 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
Seneca Foods	$1.48B	0.36	$63.32M	$5.83	13.12
TreeHouse Foods	$3.36B	0.51	$53.10M	-$0.47	-71.55

Do analysts prefer SENEA or THS?

TreeHouse Foods has a consensus price target of $34.20, indicating a potential upside of 1.69%. Given TreeHouse Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TreeHouse Foods is more favorable than Seneca Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seneca Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
TreeHouse Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is SENEA or THS more profitable?

Seneca Foods has a net margin of 2.79% compared to TreeHouse Foods' net margin of -0.72%. Seneca Foods' return on equity of 10.43% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seneca Foods	2.79%	10.43%	4.30%
TreeHouse Foods	-0.72%	5.94%	2.38%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SENEA or THS?

42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Seneca Foods beats TreeHouse Foods on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.