Austevoll Seafood ASA (ASTVF) and Its Rivals Head to Head Analysis

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 similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Austevoll Seafood ASA and its competitors top-line 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	$7.24 billion	$700.85 million	-2,379.03

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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.2% of Austevoll Seafood ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 12.0% 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current 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	2381	8217	8299	402	2.35

As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 13.24%. Given Austevoll Seafood ASA’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Austevoll Seafood ASA has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

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	-13.44%	-146.38%	-4.60%

Summary

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

Austevoll Seafood ASA Company Profile

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.