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

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

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

Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW) released its earnings results on Wednesday, September, 5th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.08. The company earned $296.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $305.12 million. Calavo Growers had a net margin of 4.04% and a return on equity of 18.68%. The business's revenue was down 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.50 earnings per share. 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 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Calavo Growers' shares. Their predictions range from $98.00 to $109.00. On average, they expect Calavo Growers' share price to reach $102.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.6% 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 stories about CVGW stock have been trending somewhat negative on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Calavo Growers earned a media sentiment score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

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Calavo Growers' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.57%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.74%), Brown Advisory Inc. (3.65%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.50%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (2.43%) and Allianz Asset Management GmbH (1.63%). 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., United Services Automobile Association, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Riverbridge Partners LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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, William Blair Investment Management LLC and Moody Aldrich Partners 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 $96.93.

Calavo Growers has a market capitalization of $1.72 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]