Mission Produce (AVO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mission Produce, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVO) is an avocado sourcing, production, distribution and marketing company headquartered in Oxnard, California. The company supplies fresh Hass avocados and other avocado varieties to retail, foodservice and wholesale customers, managing activities across the supply chain from growing and procurement to ripening, packing and delivery.

Mission Produce works with avocado growers and operates or manages production and distribution activities in several major growing regions, including Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Brazil and the United States. Its global network is designed to provide customers with a consistent supply of avocados throughout the year.

In addition to its core avocado business, the company offers mangoes and related fresh-produce products in select markets. Mission Produce also provides value-added services such as customized ripening, packaging, quality control and logistical support. The company was founded in 1983 by Steven Barnard, who helped establish its vertically integrated approach to the global avocado industry.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.84 to $13.30
• 50-Day Range: $12.15 to $13.70
• 52-Week Range: $10.07 to $15.53
• Volume: 823,145 shs
• Average Volume: 563,643 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 433.81
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $16.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Mission Produce Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mission Produce scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Mission Produce has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Mission Produce has a consensus price target of $16.50, representing about 26.8% upside from its current price of $13.01.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mission Produce has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 28.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mission Produce are expected to grow by 28.57% in the coming year, from $0.56 to $0.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mission Produce is 433.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mission Produce is 433.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.06.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mission Produce has a P/B Ratio of 1.43. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.03% of the float of Mission Produce has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mission Produce has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.12, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mission Produce has recently increased by 3.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Mission Produce does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Mission Produce does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Mission Produce has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Mission Produce this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for AVO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -69% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Mission Produce to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of Mission Produce in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $40,134,222.00 in company stock, which represents 3.5183% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mission Produce insiders have bought 66,173.49% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $40,194,872.00 in company stock and sold $60,650.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

30.85% of the stock of Mission Produce is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.57% of the stock of Mission Produce is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/08/2026
• Today: 9/12/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 10/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Food Products
• Sub-Industry: Agricultural Products & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AVO
• CIK: 1802974
• Web: www.missionproduce.com
• Phone: 805-981-3650
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,800
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mission Produce: $16.50
• High Price Target: $17.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 433.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.23
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $37.70 million
• Net Margins: 0.12%
• Pretax Margin: 1.13%
• Return on Equity: 5.91%
• Return on Assets: 3.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.52
• Current Ratio: 1.92
• Quick Ratio: 1.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.82
• Cash Flow: $1.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.93
• Book Value: $9.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 87,680,000
• Free Float: 60,629,000
• Market Cap: $1.14 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.48