Seneca Foods Co. (NASDAQ:SENEA) Shares Bought by Royce & Associates LP

Royce & Associates LP raised its position in Seneca Foods Co. (NASDAQ:SENEA) by 17.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 300,363 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 44,462 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP owned about 4.36% of Seneca Foods worth $23,807,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in shares of Seneca Foods by 73.6% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 729 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Seneca Foods during the third quarter valued at $156,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Seneca Foods by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Seneca Foods during the fourth quarter valued at $222,000. Finally, Savant Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Seneca Foods during the fourth quarter valued at $291,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.51% of the company’s stock.

Seneca Foods Stock Down 1.0 %

SENEA opened at $84.64 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 3.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market cap of $582.32 million, a P/E ratio of 15.45 and a beta of 0.16. Seneca Foods Co. has a 52 week low of $51.46 and a 52 week high of $90.07. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $78.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.15.

Seneca Foods (NASDAQ:SENEA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Seneca Foods had a return on equity of 9.71% and a net margin of 2.49%.

Seneca Foods Profile

Seneca Foods Corporation provides packaged fruits and vegetables in the United States and internationally. The company offers canned, frozen, and jarred produce; jarred fruit; and 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 Seneca, Libby’s, Aunt Nellie’s, Cherryman, Green Valley, and READ.