Seneca Foods Corporation (SENEB)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Fairport, United States | NasdaqGS
176.17 USD
-5.31
(-2.926%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 176.17 -5.31 (-5.310%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:32 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is defined by a massive fundamental inflection point where the business has completely turned the corner. After a decade of volatility, the company is now delivering explosive growth: revenue is up 13.9% and earnings are surging nearly 40%, driven by a successful strategic pivot into frozen vegetables and a major acquisition of the Green Giant frozen line. This operational success is reflected in the stock's trajectory, which has climbed 158% over the last nine years without a single trailing year of decline, signaling sustained market validation of the new strategy. Valuation remains compelling despite the growth; trading at just 11 times earnings and less than one dollar of sales, the stock offers significant margin of safety relative to its accelerating profitability. The balance sheet is fortress-like, with a current ratio of 5.06 and minimal debt relative to equity, providing ample room to fund further expansion without distress. However, the income statement tells a different story for the income-focused investor: there is absolutely no dividend history. The company is reinvesting all capital into growth rather than returning cash to shareholders. For a pure income play, this is a zero-star proposition. But for a growth investor, the combination of a dominant competitive position in a defensive sector, robust cash generation, and a price that lags intrinsic value creates a high-conviction setup. The recent price action shows strong momentum, having rallied significantly off its lows, suggesting the market is beginning to price in this turnaround. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.057875 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.082299 |
| AutoETS | 0.082301 |
| MSTL | 0.082668 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 71.84 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.056 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.43 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1980-10-27 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 39.275 |
| Revenue per Share | 242.749 |
| Market Cap | 1,193,911,424 |
| Trailing P/E | 10.62 |
| Beta | -0.07 |
| Profit Margins | 6.91% |
| Website | https://www.senecafoods.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.75343 |
| Address1 | 350 WillowBrook Office Park |
| All Time High | 181.48 |
| All Time Low | 1.046875 |
| Ask | 155.91 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 20 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 177 |
| Average Volume | 177 |
| Average Volume10Days | 20 |
| Beta | -0.069 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 0 |
| Book Value | 111.488 |
| City | Fairport |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 176.17 |
| Current Ratio | 5.062 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 176.17 |
| Day Low | 176.17 |
| Debt To Equity | 39.275 |
| Earnings Growth | 39.969 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 41.067 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,754,913,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,754,477,940 |
| Ebitda | 200,464,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.120790005 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.184 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.868 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,440,169,472 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 16.59 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 341,539,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 150.673 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 25.496994 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.16922072 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 75.343 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 181.48 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.3099976 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.02925941 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 103.07 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 73.1 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.7092267 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 103.07 - 181.48 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 4,708,638 |
| Free Cashflow | 92,035,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,900 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.13931 |
| Gross Profits | 231,214,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.82247 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.05249 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 6,777,042 |
| 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 |
| Last Split Date | 811,555,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| 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 | 1,193,911,424 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_302863 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 114,535,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,806,451,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,229,897,582 |
| Open | 176.17 |
| Operating Cashflow | 224,506,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.06448 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.88 |
| Phone | 585 495 4100 |
| Post Market Change | -5.3099976 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -2.925941 |
| Post Market Price | 176.17 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,973,404 |
| Previous Close | 181.48 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.58017 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7193646 |
| Profit Margins | 0.06909 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.06 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -5.3099976 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.925941 |
| Regular Market Day High | 176.17 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 176.17 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 176.17 - 176.17 |
| Regular Market Open | 176.17 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 181.48 |
| Regular Market Price | 176.17 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 45 |
| Return On Assets | 0.08051 |
| Return On Equity | 0.16509001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.139 |
| Revenue Per Share | 242.749 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 1,549,202 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0001 |
| Shares Short | 781 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 767 |
| Short Name | Seneca Foods Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.001 |
| Short Ratio | 4.15 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | SENEB |
| Total Cash | 49,919,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 7.373 |
| Total Debt | 297,008,992 |
| Total Revenue | 1,659,675,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 16.59 |
| Trailing P E | 10.619047 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 130.1811 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 45.98889 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.35326856 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 45 |
| Website | https://www.senecafoods.com |
| Zip | 14,450 |