Grieg Seafood ASA (GRGSF) versus Its Peers Critical Comparison

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

39.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Grieg Seafood ASA and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grieg Seafood ASA	0	0	1	0	3.00
Grieg Seafood ASA Competitors	2360	8195	8275	399	2.35

As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 11.70%. Given Grieg Seafood ASA’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grieg Seafood ASA has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grieg Seafood ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grieg Seafood ASA Competitors	-13.56%	-146.29%	-4.54%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grieg Seafood ASA and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grieg Seafood ASA	N/A	N/A	2.25
Grieg Seafood ASA Competitors	$13.76 billion	$706.85 million	-2,367.67

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

Summary

Grieg Seafood ASA beats its peers on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

About Grieg Seafood ASA

Grieg Seafood ASA, through its subsidiaries, operates as a fish farming company in Norway, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, Asia, and internationally. It engages in the farming, production, and sale of Atlantic salmon. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway. Grieg Seafood ASA is a subsidiary of Grieg Aqua AS.