Lassonde Industries (OTCMKTS:LSDAF) versus Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) Critical Survey

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Seneca Foods and Lassonde Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seneca Foods	0	1	1	0	2.50
Lassonde Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seneca Foods	6.75%	14.96%	8.56%
Lassonde Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Lassonde Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Seneca Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Seneca Foods and Lassonde Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Seneca Foods	$1.77 billion	0.77	$114.67 million	$17.31	11.56
Lassonde Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.51	24.12

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

Summary

Seneca Foods beats Lassonde Industries on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Lassonde Industries

Lassonde Industries Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets a range of ready-to-drink beverages, fruit-based snacks, and frozen juice concentrates in Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company also provides cranberry sauces; and specialty food products, such as pasta sauces, soups, and fondue broths and sauces. In addition, it produces apple cider and cider-based beverages; and imports and markets selected wines. The company sells fruit beverages under the Allen's, Apple & Eve, Del Monte, Fairlee, Fruité, Graves, Hydra+, Kiju biologique, Northland, Oasis, Old Orchard, Old South, Orange Maison, Rougemont, Ruby Kist, Simple Drop, SunRype, and The Switch brands; sauces, soups, and broths under the Antico, Canton, and My Butcher brand names; Snacks under the SunRype brand; and alcoholic drinks under the Aroma Mi Amore, Arte Nova, Au Quotidien, Bistro Mundo, Double Vie, Dublin's Pub, Embarcacion 13, Friolento, Mansao, Ozie, Pomme de cur, Red Plane, and Stefano brands, as well as private brands. It serves supermarket chains, independent grocers, superstores, warehouse clubs, pharmacy chains, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, schools, and wholesalers through its sales team and food brokers; and sells online. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Rougemont, Canada. Lassonde Industries Inc. operates as a subsidiary of 3346625 Canada Inc.