Calavo Growers (CVGW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Calavo Growers, Inc. markets and distributes avocados, prepared avocados, and other perishable foods to retail grocery and foodservice customers, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors, and wholesale customers worldwide. It operates through Grown and Prepared segments. The Grown segment distributes tomatoes and papayas; and procures avocados grown in California, Mexico, Peru, and Colombia. The Prepared segment is involved in the distribution of prepared avocado products, salsa, fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, fresh prepared entrees salads, wraps, sandwiches, parfaits, and fresh snacking products, as well as ready-to-heat entrees, other hot bars and various deli items, meals kit components, and salad kits. It offers its products under the Calavo brands and related logos; and Avo Fresco, Bueno, Avo Fresco, Bueno, Calavo Gold, Celebrate the Taste, El Dorado, Taste of Paradise, The First Name in Avocados, The Family of Fresh, ProRipeVIP, RIPE NOW!, Renaissance Food Group, Garden Highway Fresh Cut, Garden Highway, and Garden Highway Chef Essentials trademarks. Calavo Growers, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Santa Paula, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.30 to $26.89
• 50-Day Range: $23.18 to $27.75
• 52-Week Range: $20.30 to $30.02
• Volume: 170,977 shs
• Average Volume: 191,898 shs
• Market Capitalization: $472.40 million
• P/E Ratio: 45.66
• Dividend Yield: 3.02%
• Price Target: $35.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Calavo Growers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Calavo Growers scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 155 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: Buy

Consensus Rating

Calavo Growers has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Calavo Growers has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Calavo Growers are expected to grow by 24.06% in the coming year, from $1.87 to $2.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Calavo Growers is 45.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Calavo Growers is 45.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 19.65.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Calavo Growers has a P/B Ratio of 2.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.98% of the float of Calavo Growers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Calavo Growers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Calavo Growers has recently decreased by 25.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Calavo Growers pays a meaningful dividend of 3.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Calavo Growers has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Calavo Growers is 137.93%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Calavo Growers will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.48% next year. This indicates that Calavo Growers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.98% of the float of Calavo Growers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Calavo Growers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Calavo Growers has recently decreased by 25.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.14

News Sentiment

Calavo Growers has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.91 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Calavo Growers this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Calavo Growers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Calavo Growers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.20% of the stock of Calavo Growers is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.30% of the stock of Calavo Growers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CVGW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CVGW shares performed this year?

Calavo Growers' stock was trading at $25.50 at the start of the year. Since then, CVGW shares have increased by 3.8% and is now trading at $26.48.

How were Calavo Growers' earnings last quarter?

Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW) released its earnings results on Monday, June, 9th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.13. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Calavo Growers' major shareholders?

Calavo Growers' top institutional investors include Jackson Square Capital LLC (0.18%), Capital Advantage Inc. (0.13%), Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.12%) and Inspire Investing LLC (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Lecil E Cole, Steve Hollister, James D Helin, Michael A Browne and James E Snyder.
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How do I buy shares of Calavo Growers?

Shares of CVGW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Calavo Growers own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Calavo Growers investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/09/2025
• Record date for 7/30 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/30 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/30/2025
• Today: 7/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: AGRI OPERATIONS
• Sub-Industry: Packaged Foods & Meats
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CVGW
• CIK: 1133470
• Web: www.calavo.com
• Phone: (805) 525-1245
• Fax: 805-921-3219
• Employees: 2,106
• Year Founded: 1924

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Calavo Growers: $35.00
• High Price Target: $35.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 45.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.16
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$1.08 million
• Net Margins: 1.50%
• Pretax Margin: 2.81%
• Return on Equity: 11.79%
• Return on Assets: 7.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.02
• Current Ratio: 2.00
• Quick Ratio: 1.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $661.54 million
• Price / Sales: 0.71
• Cash Flow: $1.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.78
• Book Value: $11.34 per share
• Price / Book: 2.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,840,000
• Free Float: 16,553,000
• Market Cap: $472.40 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.39