Calavo Growers (CVGW) Competitors $27.53 +0.57 (+2.11%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.54 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 08/8/2025 05:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CVGW vs. THS, JBSS, SENEA, LWAY, BGS, HAIN, FARM, MDLZ, HSY, and KShould you be buying Calavo Growers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Calavo Growers include TreeHouse Foods (THS), John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), Seneca Foods (SENEA), Lifeway Foods (LWAY), B&G Foods (BGS), The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN), Farmer Brothers (FARM), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), and Kellanova (K). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Calavo Growers vs. Its Competitors TreeHouse Foods John B. Sanfilippo & Son Seneca Foods Lifeway Foods B&G Foods The Hain Celestial Group Farmer Brothers Mondelez International Hershey Kellanova TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) and Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Is THS or CVGW more profitable? Calavo Growers has a net margin of 1.50% compared to TreeHouse Foods' net margin of 0.62%. Calavo Growers' return on equity of 11.79% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TreeHouse Foods0.62% 6.35% 2.45% Calavo Growers 1.50%11.79%7.38% Which has better valuation & earnings, THS or CVGW? TreeHouse Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Calavo Growers. Calavo Growers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TreeHouse Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTreeHouse Foods$3.35B0.28$26.90M$0.3947.81Calavo Growers$661.54M0.74-$1.08M$0.5847.47 Which has more volatility & risk, THS or CVGW? TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of THS or CVGW? 99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate THS or CVGW? TreeHouse Foods presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.72%. Calavo Growers has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.13%. Given TreeHouse Foods' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe TreeHouse Foods is more favorable than Calavo Growers.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TreeHouse Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Calavo Growers 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer THS or CVGW? In the previous week, TreeHouse Foods had 9 more articles in the media than Calavo Growers. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for TreeHouse Foods and 1 mentions for Calavo Growers. Calavo Growers' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of 0.65 indicating that Calavo Growers is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TreeHouse Foods 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Calavo Growers 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryCalavo Growers beats TreeHouse Foods on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Calavo Growers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CVGW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CVGW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CVGW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCalavo GrowersAGRI OPERATIONS IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$491.14M$2.84B$16.01B$9.71BDividend Yield2.91%3.63%3.16%4.12%P/E Ratio47.4711.8818.6224.70Price / Sales0.745.5045.92100.90Price / Cash16.588.3314.6828.01Price / Book2.432.856.095.76Net Income-$1.08M$122.48M$681.87M$267.05M7 Day Performance3.97%-2.32%0.66%3.13%1 Month Performance3.19%-8.13%-3.27%1.27%1 Year Performance31.35%-21.00%6.03%22.83% Calavo Growers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVGWCalavo Growers4.194 of 5 stars$27.53+2.1%$35.00+27.1%+31.3%$491.14M$661.54M47.472,106THSTreeHouse Foods4.1161 of 5 stars$19.33-0.9%$24.00+24.2%-52.7%$984.75M$3.35B49.577,400News CoverageJBSSJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son3.2786 of 5 stars$63.83+0.6%N/A-36.8%$745.74M$1.07B13.471,800Positive NewsSENEASeneca Foods0.9034 of 5 stars$102.75-0.7%N/A+70.7%$712.95M$1.58B17.442,885News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeLWAYLifeway Foods0.3121 of 5 stars$27.58+2.6%$25.00-9.4%+144.1%$408.66M$186.82M41.79280Upcoming EarningsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBGSB&G Foods3.8478 of 5 stars$4.13-0.4%$7.10+72.1%-50.6%$330.36M$1.93B-1.552,784Earnings ReportHAINThe Hain Celestial Group4.4628 of 5 stars$1.52-1.3%$3.59+136.1%-77.0%$138.99M$1.74B-0.532,786FARMFarmer Brothers3.9246 of 5 stars$1.69+2.4%$4.50+166.3%-31.1%$35.57M$341.09M-2.491,003MDLZMondelez International4.8322 of 5 stars$63.53-0.6%$71.95+13.2%-11.3%$82.78B$36.44B23.2790,000Trending NewsHSYHershey3.6302 of 5 stars$190.23+0.6%$169.68-10.8%-8.6%$38.29B$11.20B25.2620,030Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionKKellanova3.661 of 5 stars$80.07+0.2%$81.80+2.2%+6.9%$27.73B$12.64B21.0224,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TreeHouse Foods Competitors John B. 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