How to buy Seaboard Corporation (SEB) stock

Seaboard Corporation is a conglomerates business based in the US. Seaboard Corporation shares (SEB) are listed on the NYSE MKT and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Seaboard Corporation employs 13,100 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Seaboard Corporation stock price (NYSE MKT: SEB)

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Seaboard Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-23.

Latest market close	$3,665.00
52-week range	$2,619.40 - $4,199.99
50-day moving average	$3,867.84
200-day moving average	$3,597.16
Wall St. target price	$0.69
PE ratio	8.0883
Dividend yield	$9 (0.23%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$486.76

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Seaboard Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $3665 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-17)	N/A
1 month (2021-06-28)	-7.38%
3 months (2021-04-28)	1.86%
6 months (2021-01-24)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-24)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-24)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-24)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-24)	N/A

Is Seaboard Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Seaboard Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Seaboard Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Seaboard Corporation's P/E ratio

Seaboard Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 8x. In other words, Seaboard Corporation shares trade at around 8x recent earnings.

Seaboard Corporation's EBITDA

Seaboard Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $440 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Seaboard Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Seaboard Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$7.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	3.49%
Gross profit TTM	$574 million
Return on assets TTM	2.55%
Return on equity TTM	15.15%
Profit margin	7.53%
Book value	$3,453.72
Market capitalisation	$4.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Seaboard Corporation shares

There are currently 2,875 Seaboard Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Seaboard Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 45.5% up from 1,976 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Seaboard Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Seaboard Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Seaboard Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Seaboard Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Seaboard Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 871.21212121212). Seaboard Corporation's SIR currently stands at 3.3. In other words for every 100,000 Seaboard Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3300 shares are currently held short.

However Seaboard Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Seaboard Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Seaboard Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Seaboard Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Seaboard Corporation shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0113% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Seaboard Corporation shares, roughly 11 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Seaboard Corporation.

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Seaboard Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 1.22% of net profits

Recently Seaboard Corporation has paid out, on average, around 1.22% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.23% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Seaboard Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0.23% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Seaboard Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $9 per share.

While Seaboard Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Seaboard Corporation is investing more in its future growth.

Seaboard Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 23 May 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 May 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Seaboard Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Seaboard Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2619.399 up to $4199.9902. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE MKT average) beta is 1, while Seaboard Corporation's is 0.3536. This would suggest that Seaboard Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Seaboard Corporation overview

Seaboard Corporation operates as an agribusiness and transportation company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Pork, Commodity Trading and Milling (CT&M), Marine, Sugar and Alcohol, Power, and Turkey. The Pork segment produces and sells fresh and frozen pork products to further processors, foodservice operators, grocery stores, and distributors; hogs; and biodiesel. The CT&M segment sources, transports, and markets wheat, corn, soybeans, soybean meal, and other commodities; and produces wheat flour, maize meal, manufactured feed, and oilseed crush commodities. The Marine segment provides cargo shipping services in the United States, as well as in 26 countries in the Caribbean, and Central and South America; dry, refrigerated, and specialized containers, as well as other related equipment; and operates a terminal and an off-port warehouse for cargo consolidation and temporary storage. This segment operates through a fleet of 21 chartered and 3 owned vessels. The Sugar and Alcohol segment produces and sells sugar and alcohol; and generates and sells energy through its 51-megawatt cogeneration power plant that is fueled by sugarcane by-products, natural gas, and other biomass.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Seaboard Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 78.732% of Seaboard Corporation shares are held by insiders and 17.576% by institutions. How many people work for Seaboard Corporation?
Latest data suggests 13,100 work at Seaboard Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Seaboard Corporation?
Seaboard Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Seaboard Corporation based?
Seaboard Corporation's address is: 9000 West 67th Street, Merriam, KS, United States, 66202 What is Seaboard Corporation's ISIN number?
Seaboard Corporation's international securities identification number is: US8115431079 What is Seaboard Corporation's CUSIP number?
Seaboard Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 811543107