AVO vs. BV, AGRO, LND, VFF, AGFY, PFAI, LOCL, NCRA, ORIS, and IVP
Should you be buying Mission Produce stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mission Produce include BrightView (BV), Adecoagro (AGRO), Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas (LND), Village Farms International (VFF), Agrify (AGFY), Pinnacle Food Group (PFAI), Local Bounti (LOCL), Nocera (NCRA), Oriental Rise (ORIS), and Inspire Veterinary Partners (IVP). These companies are all part of the "agriculture" industry.
Mission Produce vs. Its Competitors
Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO) and BrightView (NYSE:BV) are both small-cap agriculture companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
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.
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.
Mission Produce currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.76%. BrightView has a consensus target price of $17.27, suggesting a potential upside of 10.61%. Given Mission Produce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Mission Produce is more favorable than BrightView.
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.
In the previous week, BrightView had 14 more articles in the media than Mission Produce. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for BrightView and 6 mentions for Mission Produce. BrightView's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Mission Produce's score of 0.32 indicating that BrightView is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
BrightView beats Mission Produce on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:AVO) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
