SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A (SENEA)
Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods · NASDAQ
A major US-based producer of canned and frozen fruits and vegetables, serving both branded and private-label retail markets.
What SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A does
Seneca Foods is a leading provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, operating through two main segments: Vegetable and Fruit/Snack. The company manufactures and sells canned, frozen, and jarred products under its own brands, such as Green Giant, Libby's, and Aunt Nellie's, as well as providing private label solutions and co-packing services for major retailers and the foodservice industry.
Themes: packaged food, private label manufacturing, food service supply chain, frozen food
Fundamentals
- Price$177.03 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$1.2B as of 2026-07-24 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+58.0% 2025-10-08 close $112.05 → 2026-10-08 close $177.03
- P/E10.65 as of 2026-10-08
- Gross margin+6.2% FY2018, SEC XBRL
- ROE+6.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.37 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+5.1% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.13 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2023-08-09 most recent in our data — SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02); no newer announcement filed
Dividend: yield +0.0%; pays a dividend.
How SENEA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 91 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-08
- gross marginbottom 10% 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, SENEA's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 0%, free-cash-flow payout 0%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout0% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout0% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A looks technically
SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A (SENEA) is trading 16.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 747 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago. It is 15.7% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 16.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +16.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $185.09 | $185.09 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $152.15 | $152.15 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 23 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 23 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 747 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 747 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 44.0 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($169.53 to $187.54) — its "stochastic" reading is 42 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 41.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 23 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $210.00 | $210.00 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 15.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -15.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 77.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +77.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 15.7% below its highest point of the past year | 15.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 26 trading days ago | 26 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $210.00 (set on 2026-09-03) | $210.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($101.18 to $207.30), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 29% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $138.32 to $141.72. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 28.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 15.7% below its all-time high | -15.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $176.63 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-06-12, most recently on 2026-09-15. Since 2024-10-08 it has 14 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $14.63 (set on 2008-10-27) | $14.63 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1110.0% above its all-time low | +1,110% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 82% of it) | 18th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $6.08 between its high and its low — about 3.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $6.08 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $171.44 and $190.16 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $171.44 – $180.80 – $190.16 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.4% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (16.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.09× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 2 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 2 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.2% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap up opened on 2026-08-19 has been "filled" 35 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 35 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +3.27% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 10.3 percentage points (the stock lost 9.2% while the market gained 1.0%) | -10.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 4.2 percentage points (the stock lost 0.4% while the market gained 3.8%) | -4.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 3.2 percentage points (the stock gained 14.2% while the market gained 17.5%) | -3.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 43.0 percentage points (the stock gained 58.0% while the market gained 15.0%) | +43.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 0.5% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.4% of the share price. | -0.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 12% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $158.24 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +11.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $186.22 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 45 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
SENEA last closed at $177.03 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 14 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $176.63 | Support | 0.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-12 to 2026-09-15 |
| $186.80 | Resistance | 5.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-06 to 2026-08-25 |
| $148.37 | Support | 16.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-12 to 2026-05-05 |
| $134.49 | Support | 24.0% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-02-06 to 2026-06-02 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$202.00 range $202.00 – $202.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-05. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in the costs of raw materials, energy, and transportation.","Reliance on agricultural sourcing and susceptibility to weather-related crop conditions.","Exposure to risks associated with food safety and regulatory compliance."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of SENEA's 10-Q filed 2026-02-05 against the prior one filed 2025-11-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Nine Months Ended December 27, 2025 data now included (replacing Six Months Ended September 27, 2025 in older filing)
- Three Months Ended December 27, 2025 data now included (replacing Three Months Ended September 27, 2025 in older filing)
- Reference to 'finished goods sold by the Company during the current quarter largely consisted of products produced during the current year seasonal pack, which have a lower cost on a FIFO per unit basis' in gross margin discussion for Q3 2025
- Operating income table now shows Nine Months Ended data instead of Six Months Ended data
- Removed:
- Six Months Ended September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024 comparison data
- Three Months Ended September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024 comparison data
- LIFO credit explanation stating 'although FIFO per unit costs increased at a higher rate than selling prices compared to the prior year quarter' from gross margin discussion
- Reference to 'FIFO per unit costs' comparison in older three-months gross margin analysis
- Reworded:
- Gross margin discussion for three months ended: newer filing emphasizes 'finished goods sold during the current quarter largely consisted of products produced during the current year seasonal pack, which have a lower cost on a FIFO per unit basis' versus older filing's explanation of FIFO cost increases versus selling prices
- Operating income table period changed from 'Six Months Ended' to 'Nine Months Ended' with corresponding updated percentages and metrics
- Three months gross margin increased from 13.4% (Sept 27, 2025) to 16.4% (Dec 27, 2025)
- Nine months gross margin increased from 13.7% (Sept 27, 2025 six-month) to 14.8% (Dec 27, 2025 nine-month)
- Notes:
- The newer filing represents a later interim period (third quarter ended December 27, 2025) compared to the older filing (second quarter ended September 27, 2025), so many differences reflect updated results for different reporting periods rather than restatements of the same period
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
1 open-market purchase and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-041 buy ($3806) · 1 sell ($327176) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-041 buy ($3806) · 1 sell ($327176) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: mixed (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-09-04. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding SENEA as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 593,688
- Reported value $103,266,048
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
SENEA had 248,882 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for SENEA because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 248,882
- Prior settlement (shares) 210,876
- Reported change 18.02%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.59
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
What does SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A (SENEA) do?
Seneca Foods is a leading provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, operating through two main segments: Vegetable and Fruit/Snack. The company manufactures and sells canned, frozen, and jarred products under its own brands, such as Green Giant, Libby's, and Aunt Nellie's, as well as providing private label solutions and co-packing services for major retailers and the foodservice industry.
What sector is SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A (SENEA) in?
SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A (SENEA) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Packaged Foods. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does SENEA pay a dividend?
Yes — SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A (SENEA) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.00% (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A's (SENEA) competitors?
Notable peers of SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A (SENEA) include B&G Foods, Conagra Brands, General Mills, Del Monte Foods and Kraft Heinz. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A (SENEA) overbought or oversold right now?
SENECA FOODS CORP CLASS A (SENEA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on SENEA come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.