Seaboard vs Universal
SEB and UVV side by side, both in wholesale trade-non-durable goods. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SEB and UVV compare
Seaboard is the larger company, worth 3.8 times as much as Universal ($3.6B against $940M).
Seaboard grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.2% versus −9.4% for Universal).
Both pay dividends: Seaboard yields 0.18% and Universal 8.7%.
Seaboard scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 8 for Universal), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SEB | UVV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $940M |
| Share price | $3746.85 | $37.77 |
| Change, 1 year | −3.8% | −29.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −4.5% | −21.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.25 | 0.31 |
| Employees | 14K | 25K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 5.7× | – |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.4× |
| P/B | 0.7× (better) | 0.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.0× (better) | 13.0× |
| P/FCF | – | 38.6× |
| PEG | 5.79 | – |
| FCF yield | −0.64% | 2.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $7933.15 | $33.96 |
| Margin of safety | 52.8% (better) | −11.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.2% (better) | −9.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.5% | 8.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −102% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 362% (better) | −102% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −18.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 8.1% | 15.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 4.2% (better) |
| Net margin | – | −0.09% |
| FCF margin | −0.22% | 0.91% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | −0.17% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.9% (better) | 3.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.18 (better) | 0.86 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.35 | 7.01 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 4.8× (better) | 1.6× |
| Current ratio | 2.40 | 2.54 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.26 (better) | 2.40 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.18% | 8.7% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 17 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | 1.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.18% | 8.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 26.1% | 81.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 2.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$497K |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.9% | 8.8% |
Go deeper
- SEB stock overview
- SEB income statement
- SEB valuation and score
- UVV stock overview
- UVV income statement
- UVV valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.