Head to Head Contrast: Austevoll Seafood ASA (ASTVF) vs. Its Peers

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Austevoll Seafood ASA and its peers, 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	2371	8209	8288	402	2.35

As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 11.68%. Given Austevoll Seafood ASA’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Austevoll Seafood ASA has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Austevoll Seafood ASA and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Austevoll Seafood ASA	N/A	N/A	2.39
Austevoll Seafood ASA Competitors	$7.21 billion	$702.37 million	-2,368.30

Austevoll Seafood ASA’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Austevoll Seafood ASA. Austevoll 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.

Profitability

This table compares Austevoll Seafood ASA and its peers’ 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	-13.53%	-146.29%	-4.56%

Institutional & 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 11.9% 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 peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Austevoll Seafood ASA peers 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.