Reviewing High Liner Foods (HLNFF) and The Competition

High Liner Foods (OTCMKTS:HLNFF) is one of 330 publicly-traded companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare High Liner Foods to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares High Liner Foods and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
High Liner Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Liner Foods Competitors	-13.85%	-147.19%	-4.44%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for High Liner Foods and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
High Liner Foods	0	1	1	0	2.50
High Liner Foods Competitors	2352	8189	8268	398	2.35

As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 12.83%. Given High Liner Foods’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe High Liner Foods has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

28.1% of High Liner Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

High Liner Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. High Liner Foods pays out 34.5% 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. High Liner Foods lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares High Liner Foods and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
High Liner Foods	N/A	N/A	10.62
High Liner Foods Competitors	$13.84 billion	$711.36 million	-324.49

High Liner Foods’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than High Liner Foods. High Liner Foods 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.

Summary

High Liner Foods rivals beat High Liner Foods on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About High Liner Foods

High Liner Foods Incorporated processes and markets frozen seafood products in North America. It provides a range of frozen seafood products, including raw fillets and shellfish, and cooked shellfish; and value-added products, such as sauced, glazed, breaded and battered seafood, seafood entrees, and breaded cheese sticks under High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine, C. Wirthy, Mirabel, Catch of the Day, High Liner Culinary, Icelandic Seafood, and FPI brands. The company sells its products through distributors to retail and club stores; foodservice distributors to hotels, restaurants, and healthcare and educational organizations; and its website. High Liner Foods Incorporated was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Lunenburg, Canada.