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, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

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%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	24.90
BrightView	$2.77B	0.49	$66.40M	$0.03	480.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, AVO or BV?

Mission Produce has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightView has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AVO or BV?

Mission Produce currently has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.50%. BrightView has a consensus price target of $17.98, indicating a potential upside of 24.73%. Given BrightView's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BrightView is more favorable than Mission Produce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mission Produce	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
BrightView	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor AVO or BV?

In the previous week, Mission Produce had 4 more articles in the media than BrightView. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Mission Produce and 5 mentions for BrightView. BrightView's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Mission Produce's score of 0.79 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BrightView	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

BrightView beats Mission Produce on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.