Austevoll Seafood ASA (ASTVF) and The Competition Critical Survey

Austevoll Seafood ASA (OTCMKTS:ASTVF) is one of 330 public companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Austevoll Seafood ASA to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Austevoll Seafood ASA and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Austevoll Seafood ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Austevoll Seafood ASA Competitors	-13.53%	-146.29%	-4.56%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.2% of Austevoll Seafood ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Austevoll Seafood ASA and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Austevoll Seafood ASA	1	0	0	0	1.00
Austevoll Seafood ASA Competitors	2371	8209	8288	402	2.35

As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 11.68%. Given Austevoll Seafood ASA’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Austevoll Seafood ASA has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

Austevoll Seafood ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Austevoll Seafood ASA pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Food Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 11.9% and pay out 31.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Austevoll Seafood ASA is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Austevoll Seafood ASA and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Austevoll Seafood ASA	N/A	N/A	2.39
Austevoll Seafood ASA Competitors	$7.21 billion	$702.37 million	-2,368.30

Austevoll Seafood ASA’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Austevoll Seafood ASA. Austevoll Seafood ASA is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Austevoll Seafood ASA competitors beat Austevoll Seafood ASA on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Austevoll Seafood ASA

Austevoll Seafood ASA, a seafood company, engages in the salmon and trout, white fish, and pelagic businesses in Norway, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, Africa, North America, Asia, South America, and internationally. The company is involved in the ownership and operation of fishing vessels, as well as farming, aquaculture, processing, sale, and distribution of salmon and trout. It also produces white fish products, freezing and canning plants, fish meals, and fish oils; omega-3 oil; and canned and frozen fish products. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Storebø, Norway. Austevoll Seafood ASA is a subsidiary of Laco AS.