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. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $1.00 per share on Friday, December 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 1%. The ex-dividend date 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 quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September, 5th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $296.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $305.12 million. Calavo Growers had a return on equity of 18.68% and a net margin of 4.04%. Calavo Growers's revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm 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 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Calavo Growers' stock. Their forecasts 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 19.5% 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.

Media coverage about CVGW stock has been trending somewhat negative on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Calavo Growers earned a daily sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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Calavo Growers' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.57%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (7.04%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.33%), Vanguard Group Inc (6.33%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.74%) and Brown Advisory Inc. (3.65%). 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., Vanguard Group Inc, Vanguard Group Inc., Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, BlackRock Inc., Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH and Renaissance Technologies 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 $85.67.

Calavo Growers has a market capitalization of $1.58 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]