Seneca Foods Corporation (SENEA)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Fairport, United States | NasdaqGS
199.84 USD
+7.62
(3.964%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 199.85 +0.01 (0.005%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:44 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:59 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is aggressively bullish, driven by a powerful technical rebound where the stock surged from roughly $166 to $194 in just two weeks, reclaiming key moving averages and establishing a clear upward momentum. This price action suggests high-conviction buying interest, making it an attractive entry for a short-term momentum play despite the low statistical forecast confidence which likely reflects the recent volatility rather than a lack of trend. Looking further ahead, the business fundamentals are exceptionally strong, evidenced by a massive 81% revenue surge last year, robust 33% earnings growth, and a pristine balance sheet with minimal debt relative to equity. The market has clearly recognized this improved quality, pushing the valuation into premium territory with a P/E of 11x and a price-to-book of nearly 1.7x, yet these metrics remain reasonable for a company growing at this pace. The only significant drawback is the complete absence of a dividend program, which eliminates income appeal but leaves the total return potential entirely dependent on capital appreciation. Given the convergence of explosive growth, a strengthened balance sheet, and a price chart that is finally breaking out, this represents a rare opportunity to buy a high-quality compounder at a fair price. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.159791 |
| AutoETS | 0.160429 |
| AutoTheta | 0.160566 |
| MSTL | 0.174459 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 40% |
| H-stat | 2.18 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.062 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.09 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 31.021 |
| Revenue per Share | 259.538 |
| Market Cap | 1,353,008,128 |
| Trailing P/E | 11.09 |
| Beta | -0.05 |
| Profit Margins | 6.75% |
| Website | https://www.senecafoods.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.714566 |
| Address1 | 350 WillowBrook Office Park |
| All Time High | 199.55 |
| All Time Low | 10.0 |
| Ask | 199.0 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 71,350 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 127,937 |
| Average Volume | 127,937 |
| Average Volume10Days | 71,350 |
| Beta | -0.047 |
| Bid | 198.81 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 114.339 |
| City | Fairport |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 199.84 |
| Current Ratio | 3.767 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 201.9299 |
| Day Low | 194.91 |
| Debt To Equity | 31.021 |
| Display Name | Seneca Foods |
| Earnings Growth | 0.331 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.311 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | 204,056,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.11545999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.384 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.852 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,506,664,064 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 18.02 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 175.4216 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 24.418396 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.13919835 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 71.4566 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 201.9299 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.0899048 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.010349655 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 99.58 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 100.259995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.0068287 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 99.58 - 201.9299 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 896,880,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 4,764,506 |
| Free Cashflow | 138,236,992 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,900 |
| Fullday Change | 7.62 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 3.96421 |
| Fullday Price | 199.85 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.13424 |
| Gross Profits | 237,254,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.13858 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.80363 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 6,770,457 |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Disp | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Key | packaged-foods |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,774,915,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Seneca Foods Corporation provides packaged fruits and vegetables in the United States and internationally. The company offers canned, frozen, and jarred fruits and vegetables; and packaged 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 Aunt Nellie's, CherryMan, Green Giant, Green Valley, Libby's, READ, and Seneca. In addition, it packs canned and frozen vegetables. Further, the company engages in the sale of cans, ends, and seeds, as well as 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. |
| Long Name | Seneca Foods Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,353,008,128 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_302863 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,518,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 119,149,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,806,451,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,301,417,244 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 194.91 |
| Operating Cashflow | 279,872,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.07186 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.83 |
| Phone | 585 495 4100 |
| Post Market Change | 0.010009766 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.00500889 |
| Post Market Price | 199.85 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,662 |
| Previous Close | 192.22 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7477851 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7655398 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0675 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.866 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 7.62 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.96421 |
| Regular Market Day High | 201.9299 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 194.91 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 194.91 - 201.9299 |
| Regular Market Open | 194.91 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 192.22 |
| Regular Market Price | 199.84 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 109,567 |
| Return On Assets | 0.08283 |
| Return On Equity | 0.16819 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.362 |
| Revenue Per Share | 259.538 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 5,221,238 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.028299998 |
| Shares Short | 191,494 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 166,765 |
| Short Name | Seneca Foods Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0387 |
| Short Ratio | 1.76 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | SENEA |
| Target High Price | 202.0 |
| Target Low Price | 202.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 202.0 |
| Target Median Price | 202.0 |
| Total Cash | 86,921,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 12.838 |
| Total Debt | 240,246,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,767,390,976 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 18.02 |
| Trailing P E | 11.0899 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 142.7519 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 57.08809 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.39991122 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 109,567 |
| Website | https://www.senecafoods.com |
| Zip | 14,450 |