Mission Produce (AVO) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, AVO or BV?

BrightView has higher revenue and earnings than Mission Produce. BrightView is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mission Produce, 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	$1.39B	0.61	$36.70M	$0.50	24.10
BrightView	$2.77B	0.56	$66.40M	-$0.02	-814.80

Does the media prefer AVO or BV?

In the previous week, Mission Produce had 1 more articles in the media than BrightView. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mission Produce and 1 mentions for BrightView. BrightView's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Mission Produce's score of 0.96 indicating that BrightView is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts prefer AVO or BV?

Mission Produce presently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.63%. BrightView has a consensus target price of $17.27, indicating a potential upside of 5.99%. Given Mission Produce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is AVO or BV more profitable?

Mission Produce has a net margin of 2.63% compared to BrightView's net margin of 1.65%. BrightView's return on equity of 8.29% 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	1.65%	8.29%	3.14%

Which has more volatility and 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 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of BrightView shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Mission Produce beats BrightView on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.