Financial Contrast: Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) and Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH)

Celsius (NASDAQ:CELH) and Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.0% of Celsius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Celsius shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Celsius has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seneca Foods has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Celsius and Seneca Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celsius	3.03%	41.88%	10.94%
Seneca Foods	3.73%	9.68%	5.03%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Celsius and Seneca Foods, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celsius	2	3	20	0	2.72
Seneca Foods	0	0	1	0	3.00

Celsius currently has a consensus price target of $64.16, suggesting a potential upside of 17.96%. Given Celsius’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Celsius is more favorable than Seneca Foods.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Celsius and Seneca Foods”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Celsius	$2.13 billion	6.60	$145.07 million	$0.10	543.90
Seneca Foods	$1.58 billion	0.51	$41.22 million	$8.62	13.60

Celsius has higher revenue and earnings than Seneca Foods. Seneca Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celsius, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Celsius beats Seneca Foods on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Celsius

Celsius Holdings, Inc. develops, processes, markets, distributes, and sells functional energy drinks and liquid supplements in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canadian, European, Middle Eastern, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company offers CELSIUS, a fitness drink or supplement designed to accelerate metabolism and burn body fat; various flavors and carbonated and non-carbonated functional energy drinks under the CELSIUS Originals and Vibe name, as well as functional energy drink under the CELSIUS Essentials and CELSIUS On-the-Go Powder names; and CELSIUS ready-to drink products. It distributes its products through direct-to-store delivery, distributors, supermarkets, convenience stores, drug stores, nutritional stores, and mass merchants, as well as health clubs, gyms, the military, and e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Vector Ventures, Inc. and changed its name to Celsius Holdings, Inc. in January 2007. Celsius Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

About Seneca Foods

Seneca Foods Corporation provides packaged fruits and vegetables in the United States and internationally. The company offers canned, frozen, and jarred produce; jarred fruit; and snack chips and other food products under the private label, as well as under various national and regional brands that the company owns or licenses, including Seneca, Libby’s, Aunt Nellie’s, Cherryman, Green Valley, and READ. In addition, it packs canned and frozen vegetables under contract packing agreements. Further, the company engages in the sale of cans, ends, and seeds, as well as trucking and aircraft operations. It provides its products to grocery outlets, including supermarkets, mass merchandisers, limited assortment stores, club stores, and dollar stores; specialty retailers; and food service distributors, restaurant chains, industrial markets, other food packagers, and export customers in approximately 55 countries, as well as federal, state, and local governments for school and other feeding programs. Seneca Foods Corporation was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Fairport, New York.