NASDAQ:CVGW - Calavo Growers Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Calavo Growers trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CVGW."

Calavo Growers announced an annual dividend on Wednesday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.00 per share on Friday, December 7th. This represents a yield of 1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 15th. This is a boost from Calavo Growers's previous annual dividend of $0.95. View Calavo Growers' Dividend History.

Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September, 5th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $296.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $305.12 million. Calavo Growers had a net margin of 4.04% and a return on equity of 18.68%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.50 EPS. View Calavo Growers' Earnings History.

Calavo Growers is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, December 18th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Calavo Growers.

4 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Calavo Growers' stock. Their predictions range from $98.00 to $109.00. On average, they anticipate Calavo Growers' stock price to reach $102.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Calavo Growers.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Calavo Growers in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Calavo Growers.

News headlines about CVGW stock have trended somewhat positive on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Calavo Growers earned a news impact score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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Calavo Growers' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.57%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (7.04%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.74%), Brown Advisory Inc. (3.65%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.50%) and Riverbridge Partners LLC (2.43%). Company insiders that own Calavo Growers stock include Der Kar Scott Van, J Link Leavens, James E Gibson, James E Snyder, John M Hunt, Kathleen M Holmgren, Lecil E Cole, Marc Laurence Brown, Michael A Browne and Robert J Wedin. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Calavo Growers.

CVGW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Copeland Capital Management LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Victory Capital Management Inc., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, United Services Automobile Association, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Riverbridge Partners LLC and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Company insiders that have sold Calavo Growers company stock in the last year include Der Kar Scott Van, J Link Leavens, James E Gibson, James E Snyder, John M Hunt, Lecil E Cole, Marc Laurence Brown, Michael A Browne and Robert J Wedin. View Insider Buying and Selling for Calavo Growers.

CVGW stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Brown Advisory Inc., Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, BlackRock Inc., Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Morgan Stanley and William Blair Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Calavo Growers stock in the last two years include Kathleen M Holmgren, Lecil E Cole and Michael A Browne. View Insider Buying and Selling for Calavo Growers.

Shares of CVGW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CVGW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $96.50.

Calavo Growers has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion and generates $1.08 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $37.27 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.13 on an earnings per share basis. Calavo Growers employs 2,516 workers across the globe.

The official website for Calavo Growers is http://www.calavo.com.

Calavo Growers' mailing address is 1141A CUMMINGS ROAD, SANTA PAULA CA, 93060. The company can be reached via phone at 805-525-1245 or via email at [email protected]