Will Landec (NASDAQ:LNDC) continue to slip in November?

While some baby boomers are getting worried about consumer defensive space, it is reasonable to go over Landec against economic and market trends. As we have suggested previously, Landec is beginning its slip as investors shift to be more bearish due to the increased sector volatility. Landec moves indifferently to market moves. The returns on investing in Landec and the market returns of the last few months appear uncorrelated. Strong technical and fundamental indicators of the company may suggest signs of short-term price drift for investors. Landec is scheduled to announce its earnings today. The next earnings report is expected on the 7th of January 2021.
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The company's average rating is Buy from 5 analysts. Do analysts base this consensus on technical analyses? We know that typical technical analysis utilizes price momentum, patterns, and trends looking at historical prices. It aims to identify signals based on Landec market sentiment investors' perception of the future value of Landec. Let us look at a few aspects of Landec technical analysis. The company has Profit Margin (PM) of (6.47) %, which may suggest that it does not properly executes on its current pricing strategies or is unable to control all of the operational costs. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows Operating Margin (OM) of (1.8) %, which suggests for every $100 dollars of sales, it generated a net operating loss of -0.02.
Using predictive technical analysis, we can analyze different prices and returns patterns and diagnose historical swings to determine the real value of Landec. In general, sophisticated investors focus on analyzing Landec stock price patterns and their correlations with different microeconomic environment and drivers. They apply predictive analytics to build Landec's daily price indicators and compare them against related drivers such as momentum indicators and various other types of predictive indicators. Using this methodology combined with a more conventional technical analysis and fundamental analysis, we attempt to find the most accurate representation of Landec's intrinsic value. In addition to deriving basic predictive indicators for Landec, many experienced traders also check how macroeconomic factors affect Landec price patterns. Please read more on our technical analysis page or use our predictive modules below to complement your research.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Landec's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Please note, it is not enough to conduct a financial or market analysis of a single entity such as Landec. Your research has to be compared to or analyzed against Landec's peers to derive any actionable benefits. When done correctly, Landec's competitive analysis will give you plenty of quantitative and qualitative data to validate your investment decisions or develop an entirely new strategy toward taking a position in Landec.

Watch out for price decline

Please consider monitoring Landec on a daily basis if you are holding a position in it. Landec is trading at a penny-stock level, and the possibility of delisting is much higher compared to other delisted stocks. However, just because the stock is trading under one dollar, does not mean it will be marked for deletion. Most exchanges require public instruments, such as Landec stock to be traded above the $1 level to remain listed. If Landec stock price falls below $1 for 30 consecutive trading days, the exchange can delist it. Once the company reaches this point, they will be sent an initial price violation notice directly from an exchange.

How does Landec Stands against Peers?

Analyzing Landec competition or peers my help you to expand the diversification possibilities of your existing portfolios and to get a better perspective on locking in new positions. Try to analyze the advantages of investing in traded instruments related to Landec across multiple sectors and thematic ideas. A good competitive analysis can cover a lot of different areas. But what areas to choose depends on who you are. The more exhaustive you are in your analysis, the more effective your competitive analysis will be. Check out Landec Competition Details

Closer look at Landec Variance

Landec has current Variance of 9.94. Variance is another measure of security risk that shows the amount of dispersion of equity returns around their mean value. Variance is calculated as the average squared deviations from the mean. Evaluating a set of investment alternatives one can use variance to help determine the volatility when purchasing a specific security. Similar to Standard Deviation, the variance is a measure of how far a set of numbers is spread out around its mean.
Variance is also a measure of stock volatility and can help determine the risk an investor might take on when purchasing a specific security. A relatively big variance indicates that the daily prices or returns are far from the mean and a small variance indicates that they are located around the mean.
Variance 
 = 
SUM(RET DEV)2 
 = 
9.94
SUM = Summation notation
RET DEV = Actual returns deviation over selected period
N = Number of points for the period
Let's now compare Landec Variance to its closest peers:
LNDC
BGS
FAMI
CAG
ANFIF
LNDC9.939940360481199
BGS5.06
FAMI44.65
CAG1.96
ANFIF14.12

Landec to reverse in November

Current Total Risk Alpha is up to -0.03. Price may slip again. As of the 6th of October, Landec secures the Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1165, mean deviation of 2.11, and Downside Deviation of 3.76. In connection with fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model lets you check existing technical drivers of Landec, as well as the relationship between them. Strictly speaking, you can use this information to find out if the firm will indeed mirror its model of past prices, or the prices will eventually revert. We were able to analyze and collect data for nineteen technical drivers for Landec, which can be compared to its peers in the industry. Please verify Landec value at risk, and the relationship between the jensen alpha and semi variance to decide if Landec is priced some-what accurately, providing market reflects its recent price of 9.43 per share. Given that Landec has jensen alpha of 0.3621, we recommend you to check Landec's last-minute market performance to make sure the company can sustain itself at a future point.

Our Final Take On Landec

Whereas many other companies in the packaged foods industry are either recovering or due for a correction, Landec may not be as strong as the others in terms of longer-term growth potentials. With an impartial outlook on the current market volatility, it may be better to hold off any inventment activity and neither trade nor drop any shares of Landec at this time. The Landec risk-reward trade off is not appealing enough to do any trading. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Landec.

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