Mission Produce (AVO) Competitors

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

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

92.4% of BrightView shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Mission Produce shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of BrightView shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.4% of Mission Produce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BV or AVO?

In the previous week, BrightView had 24 more articles in the media than Mission Produce. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for BrightView and 6 mentions for Mission Produce. Mission Produce's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat BrightView's score of 0.14 indicating that Mission Produce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BrightView	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mission Produce	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, BV or AVO?

BrightView has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mission Produce has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BV or AVO 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
BrightView	1.65%	8.29%	3.14%
Mission Produce	2.63%	7.82%	4.56%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BV or AVO?

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
BrightView	$2.77B	0.54	$66.40M	-$0.02	-784.50
Mission Produce	$1.23B	0.69	$36.70M	$0.50	24.14

Do analysts rate BV or AVO?

BrightView currently has a consensus target price of $17.27, indicating a potential upside of 10.08%. Mission Produce has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.42%. Given Mission Produce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mission Produce is more favorable than BrightView.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightView	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Mission Produce	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

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