Sanford (SARDF) Stock Price & Analysis
SARDF Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- $2.78 - $3.50
- 52-Week Range
- $2.78 - $4.06
- Previous Close
- $2.78
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 0
- Market Cap
- $359.44M
- Enterprise Value
- $792.47M
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- $17.86M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- $150.72M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 8.9
- Beta
- -0.28
- Next Earnings
- Nov 12, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- May 21, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 2.48%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Profitability Recovery
The sharp recovery in net, EBIT, EBITDA, and gross margins shows that Sanford converted its existing business base into substantially better earnings in 2025. If improved pricing, product mix, and cost control persist, stronger margins can support reinvestment and make earnings more resilient.
Conservative Balance Sheet
Lower leverage and a large equity base give Sanford meaningful financial flexibility in a cyclical agricultural end-market. A stronger balance sheet can help the company absorb operating volatility, fund strategic needs, and avoid excessive dependence on external financing.
Improved Cash Generation
The substantial increase in operating and free cash flow improves Sanford’s ability to fund operations, investment, and shareholder distributions from internally generated resources. Operating cash flow also modestly exceeded net income, providing support for the quality of the earnings recovery.
Bears Say
Weak Revenue Momentum
Profit improvement has been driven mainly by margin recovery rather than sustained top-line expansion. Persistent flat or declining revenue can limit operating leverage, reduce the pool of future earnings growth, and make longer-term progress more dependent on continued efficiency gains.
Inconsistent Cash Flows
The history of negative or weak free cash flow means the strong 2025 result has not yet demonstrated a stable multi-year pattern. Such variability can complicate capital allocation, reduce confidence in recurring cash generation, and leave funding capacity more sensitive to operating conditions.
Volatile Returns
The wide variation in return on equity indicates that Sanford’s profitability has been sensitive to operating conditions over time. Although 2025 was stronger, recurring earnings power remains less predictable until improved returns are sustained across multiple reporting periods.
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Company Description
Sanford
Sanford Limited engages in the farming, harvesting, processing, storage, and marketing of seafood products. It operates through Wildcatch and Aquaculture segments. The company catches and processes inshore and deepwater fish species, as well as farms, harvests, and processes mussels and salmon. Its products include Antarctic toothfish, arrow squid, gemfish, greenshell mussels, hake, hapuku, hoki, king salmon, ling, monkfish, New Zealand sole, orange roughy, scampi, silver warehou, smooth oreo dory, southern blue whiting, and yellowbelly flounder. The company operates in North America, China, New Zealand, Europe, Australia, Other Asian countries, Japan, South Korea, the Middle East, Hong Kong, Central and South America, Africa, and the Pacific. Sanford Limited was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Sector
- Consumerdefensive
- Industry
- Agricultural Farm Products
- CEO
- David William Mair
- Employees
- 1,294
- Website
- www.sanford.co.nz
- Address
- 22 Jellicoe Street, Auckland, AUK, 1010, NZ
Sanford (SARDF) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Technical Analysis | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 7 | 0 | 5 |






