Seaboard (SEB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Seaboard Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agricultural and ocean transportation company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Pork, Commodity Trading and Milling (CT&M), Marine, Sugar and Alcohol, Power, and Turkey. The Pork segment produces and sells pork products to further processors, food service operators, grocery stores, and distributors; hogs; and biodiesel. The CT&M segment sources, transports, and markets wheat, corn, soybeans, soybean meal, and other commodities; and produces and sells wheat flour, maize meal, manufactured feed, and oilseed crush commodities. The Marine segment provides cargo shipping services; owns and leases dry, refrigerated, specialized containers, and other related equipment; and operates a terminal and an off-port warehouse for cargo consolidation and temporary storage. The Sugar and Alcohol segment produces and sells sugar and alcohol. The Power segment operates as an independent power producer that generates electricity for the power grid in the Dominican Republic. The Turkey segment produces and processes conventional and antibiotic-free turkey products to retail stores, food service outlets, and industrial entities, as well as exports products to Mexico and internationally. The company also processes and sells jalapeño peppers. Seaboard Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Merriam, Kansas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3,504.81 to $3,591.94
• 50-Day Range: $2,698.93 to $3,576.02
• 52-Week Range: $2,365.00 to $3,591.94
• Volume: 1,102 shs
• Average Volume: 1,778 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.80
• Dividend Yield: 0.25%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Seaboard Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Seaboard scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Seaboard.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Seaboard is 24.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Seaboard is 24.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 17.93.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Seaboard has a P/B Ratio of 0.70. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.72% of the float of Seaboard has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seaboard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seaboard has recently decreased by 9.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Seaboard has a dividend yield of 0.25%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Seaboard does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Seaboard is 9.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.34

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.72% of the float of Seaboard has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Seaboard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Seaboard has recently decreased by 9.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.11

News Sentiment

Seaboard has a news sentiment score of 1.11. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Seaboard this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Seaboard insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

73.50% of the stock of Seaboard is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 22.57% of the stock of Seaboard is held by institutions.

SEB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SEB shares performed this year?

Seaboard's stock was trading at $2,420.2673 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SEB shares have increased by 46.8% and is now trading at $3,553.78.

How were Seaboard's earnings last quarter?

Seaboard Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:SEB) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 2nd. The company reported $50.51 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter. Seaboard had a net margin of 1.46% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.94%.

Is Seaboard doing a stock buyback?

Seaboard's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, May 21st 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Who are Seaboard's major shareholders?

Seaboard's top institutional shareholders include Private Management Group Inc. (1.05%), American Century Companies Inc. (0.57%), AQR Capital Management LLC (0.54%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (0.43%).
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How do I buy shares of Seaboard?

Shares of SEB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Seaboard own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Seaboard investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/02/2017
• Record date for 5/19 Dividend: 5/08/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/19 Dividend: 5/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/19/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/18 Dividend: 8/08/2025
• Record date for 8/18 Dividend: 8/11/2025
• Today: 8/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:SEB
• Previous Symbol: NYSEMKT:SEB
• CIK: 88121
• Web: www.seaboardcorp.com
• Phone: (913) 676-8928
• Fax: 913-676-8872
• Employees: 14,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $90.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $88 million
• Net Margins: 1.46%
• Pretax Margin: 3.46%
• Return on Equity: 2.94%
• Return on Assets: 1.81%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.20
• Current Ratio: 2.40
• Quick Ratio: 1.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.37
• Cash Flow: $410.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.65
• Book Value: $5,061.55 per share
• Price / Book: 0.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 960,000
• Free Float: 254,000
• Market Cap: $3.41 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.19