Limoneira (LMNR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Limoneira Company (NASDAQ: LMNR) is an agribusiness headquartered in Santa Paula, California. Founded in 1893, the company is one of the oldest continuously operating citrus businesses in the United States and owns, leases, and manages agricultural land used primarily for citrus and avocado production.

The company’s principal products include lemons, avocados, oranges, and other specialty citrus varieties. Limoneira also operates packing and marketing activities, helping prepare and distribute fresh produce for retail, foodservice, wholesale, and industrial customers. Its agricultural operations are primarily located in California and Arizona, with products marketed to customers in the United States and international markets.

In addition to farming and produce marketing, Limoneira has historically maintained water rights and real estate assets associated with its agricultural properties. The company is led by a management team based in California and focuses on producing, packing, and marketing fresh fruit while managing the land and resources that support its operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.92 to $12.15
• 50-Day Range: $11.78 to $15.03
• 52-Week Range: $11.55 to $15.43
• Volume: 78,972 shs
• Average Volume: 164,134 shs
• Market Capitalization: $218.47 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $16.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Limoneira Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Limoneira scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 96th out of 166 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Limoneira has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Limoneira has a consensus price target of $16.50, representing about 36.9% upside from its current price of $12.05.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Limoneira has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Limoneira are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.73) to $0.42 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Limoneira is -5.04, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Limoneira is -5.04, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Limoneira has a P/B Ratio of 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.77% of the float of Limoneira has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Limoneira has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.28.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Limoneira has recently increased by 6.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Limoneira does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Limoneira does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Limoneira will have a dividend payout ratio of 71.43% next year. This indicates that Limoneira will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.13

News Sentiment

Limoneira has a news sentiment score of 0.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Limoneira this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for LMNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Limoneira insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $24,890.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.17% of the stock of Limoneira is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.35% of the stock of Limoneira is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/09/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/22/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural Products & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LMNR
• CIK: 1342423
• Web: www.limoneira.com
• Phone: (805) 525-5541
• Fax: 513-389-4634
• Employees: 191
• Year Founded: 1893

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Limoneira: $16.50
• High Price Target: $16.50
• Low Price Target: $16.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.39)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$15.98 million
• Net Margins: -33.03%
• Pretax Margin: -42.96%
• Return on Equity: -13.91%
• Return on Assets: -7.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.67
• Current Ratio: 1.51
• Quick Ratio: 1.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $159.72 million
• Price / Sales: 1.37
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $9.97 per share
• Price / Book: 1.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,130,000
• Free Float: 16,469,000
• Market Cap: $218.47 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.34