Del Monte Corporation (DMC) vs Limoneira Co (LMNR)

• Del Monte Corporation DMC 27.40 ▼ −0.83%
• Limoneira Co LMNR 10.64 ▲ +2.21%

Del Monte Corporation and Limoneira Co are both Farm Products companies. Del Monte Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $1.3B against $188.8M — 6.9× the size. Limoneira Co has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Del Monte Corporation trades at 15.9×. Del Monte Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.44% against −19.9%. Del Monte Corporation has the higher net margin (1.86% vs −33.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.21% vs −11.1%). Both pay a dividend; Del Monte Corporation yields more (4.38% vs 0.70%). Across the 20 metrics below, Del Monte Corporation leads on 18 and Limoneira Co on 2.