Mission Produce (AVO) Competitors

Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO) and BrightView (NYSE:BV) are both small-cap agriculture companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, AVO or BV?

Mission Produce has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightView has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AVO or BV more profitable?

Mission Produce has a net margin of 2.63% compared to BrightView's net margin of 2.00%. BrightView's return on equity of 8.76% beat Mission Produce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mission Produce	2.63%	7.82%	4.56%
BrightView	2.00%	8.76%	3.33%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AVO or BV?

63.6% of Mission Produce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of BrightView shares are held by institutional investors. 35.4% of Mission Produce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of BrightView shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer AVO or BV?

In the previous week, BrightView had 5 more articles in the media than Mission Produce. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for BrightView and 3 mentions for Mission Produce. Mission Produce's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat BrightView's score of 0.28 indicating that Mission Produce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mission Produce	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BrightView	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AVO or BV?

BrightView has higher revenue and earnings than Mission Produce. Mission Produce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightView, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mission Produce	$1.23B	0.71	$36.70M	$0.50	24.96
BrightView	$2.77B	0.50	$66.40M	$0.03	486.00

Do analysts prefer AVO or BV?

Mission Produce presently has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.20%. BrightView has a consensus price target of $17.82, suggesting a potential upside of 22.20%. Given Mission Produce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mission Produce is more favorable than BrightView.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mission Produce	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BrightView	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

Mission Produce and BrightView tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.