Head-To-Head Analysis: Austevoll Seafood ASA (ASTVF) and Its Rivals

Austevoll Seafood ASA (OTCMKTS:ASTVF) is one of 329 publicly-traded companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Austevoll Seafood ASA to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Austevoll Seafood ASA and its rivals, 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	2328	8172	8248	393	2.35

As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 13.90%. Given Austevoll Seafood ASA’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Austevoll Seafood ASA has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Austevoll Seafood ASA	N/A	N/A	2.20
Austevoll Seafood ASA Competitors	$7.27 billion	$706.66 million	-324.65

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

Institutional and Insider 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Austevoll Seafood ASA and its rivals’ 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	-16.27%	-138.71%	-4.12%

Dividends

Austevoll Seafood ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. 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 11.7% 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 rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Austevoll Seafood ASA rivals 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.