NASDAQ:AVO Mission Produce (AVO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $12.90 +0.44 (+3.53%) Closing price 09/18/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.80 -0.10 (-0.78%) As of 09/18/2026 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Mission Produce Stock (NASDAQ:AVO) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Mission Produce alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$12.37▼$13.0050-Day Range$12.15▼$13.7052-Week Range$10.07▼$15.53Volume1.70 million shsAverage Volume675,417 shsMarket Capitalization$1.13 billionP/E Ratio430.14Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$16.50Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Mission Produce, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVO) is an avocado sourcing, production, distribution and marketing company headquartered in Oxnard, California. The company supplies fresh Hass avocados and other avocado varieties to retail, foodservice and wholesale customers, managing activities across the supply chain from growing and procurement to ripening, packing and delivery. Mission Produce works with avocado growers and operates or manages production and distribution activities in several major growing regions, including Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Brazil and the United States. Its global network is designed to provide customers with a consistent supply of avocados throughout the year. In addition to its core avocado business, the company offers mangoes and related fresh-produce products in select markets. Mission Produce also provides value-added services such as customized ripening, packaging, quality control and logistical support. The company was founded in 1983 by Steven Barnard, who helped establish its vertically integrated approach to the global avocado industry.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Mission Produce Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks79th Percentile Overall ScoreAVO MarketRank™: Mission Produce scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 49th out of 171 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.8 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingMission Produce has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialMission Produce has a consensus price target of $16.50, representing about 27.9% upside from its current price of $12.90.Amount of Analyst CoverageMission Produce has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Mission Produce's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth28.57% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Mission Produce are expected to grow by 28.57% in the coming year, from $0.56 to $0.72 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Mission Produce is 430.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Mission Produce is 430.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.18.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMission Produce has a P/B Ratio of 1.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest0.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted8.03% of the float of Mission Produce has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMission Produce has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.12, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Mission Produce has recently increased by 3.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldMission Produce does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthMission Produce does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.39 News SentimentMission Produce has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Mission Produce this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 4 people have searched for AVO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows6 people have added Mission Produce to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership5.0 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Cluster Insider Buying3 insiders have purchased shares of Mission Produce in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $32,457,103.00 in company stock, which represents 2.8696% of the company's market cap.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Mission Produce insiders have bought 2,890.40% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $33,580,031.00 in company stock and sold $1,122,928.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders30.85% of the stock of Mission Produce is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions63.57% of the stock of Mission Produce is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Mission Produce's insider trading history. 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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. AVO Stock News HeadlinesAnalysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Consumer Goods Companies: Vital Farms (VITL), Mission Produce (AVO) and Costco (COST)September 18 at 2:51 PM | theglobeandmail.comInsider Selling: Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO) Chairman Sells $196,500.00 in StockSeptember 18 at 5:57 AM | americanbankingnews.comThe REAL Reason Trump is Invading IranFor a moment… Forget about Trump’s ties to Israel. Forget about reports of Iran’s nuclear program. Because my research has led me to believe we’re risking World War 3 with Iran for a completely different reason.September 19 at 1:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Stephen Barnard Sells 66,496 Shares of Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO) StockSeptember 17 at 4:39 AM | americanbankingnews.comMission Produce (AVO) Raises Calavo Synergy Target Above $30 Million. Can Margins Recover?September 16 at 6:26 PM | finance.yahoo.comStephen Barnard Sells 15,000 Shares of Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO) StockSeptember 16 at 5:37 AM | insidertrades.comAcquisition Momentum Offset by Profitability Headwinds for Mission Produce (AVO)September 15, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comRoth Capital Reiterates "Buy" Rating for Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO)September 12, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines AVO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AVO shares performed this year? Mission Produce's stock was trading at $11.60 at the start of the year. Since then, AVO stock has increased by 11.2% and is now trading at $12.90. How were Mission Produce's earnings last quarter? Mission Produce, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVO) released its earnings results on Tuesday, September, 8th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.07. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 25.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. How will Mission Produce's stock buyback program work? Mission Produce's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program on Monday, June 8th 2026, which allows the company to buy back $100,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 13.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. When did Mission Produce IPO? Mission Produce (AVO) raised $128 million in an IPO on Thursday, October 1st 2020. The company issued 8,000,000 shares at a price of $15.00-$17.00 per share. BofA Securities, JPMorgan and Citigroup acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Roth Capital Partners, Stephens, Inc. and D.A. Davidson & Co. were co-managers. Who are Mission Produce's major shareholders? Mission Produce's top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.41%), Fourth Sail Capital LP (4.50%), Nuance Investments LLC (0.57%) and Heartland Advisors Inc. (0.37%). Insiders that own company stock include Holdings Venture Globalharvest, Taylor Family Investments, Llc, Stephen J Barnard, Juan R Wiesner, Bruce C Taylor, Jay A Pack, Luis A Gonzalez and Bryan E Giles. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Mission Produce? Shares of AVO 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 Mission Produce own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mission Produce investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD). Company Calendar Last Earnings9/08/2026Today9/19/2026Investor Day 202610/08/2026Fiscal Year End10/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (2m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 AVO's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. AVO has been in this zone for over 2 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorConsumer Staples Industry Food Products Sub-IndustryAgricultural Products & Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:AVO CIK1802974 Webwww.missionproduce.com Phone805-981-3650FaxN/AEmployees3,800Year Founded1983Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Mission Produce$16.50 High Price Target$17.00 Low Price Target$16.00 Potential Upside/Downside+27.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.80 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.03 Trailing P/E Ratio430.14 Forward P/E Ratio23.04 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$37.70 million Net Margins0.12% Pretax Margin1.13% Return on Equity5.91% Return on Assets3.41% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.52 Current Ratio1.92 Quick Ratio1.24 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.39 billion Price / Sales0.81 Cash Flow$1.23 per share Price / Cash Flow10.47 Book Value$9.12 per share Price / Book1.41Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares87,680,000Free Float60,629,000Market Cap$1.13 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.48 Social Links The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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