Calavo Growers (CVGW) Competitors $27.47 -0.35 (-1.26%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.48 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 09/19/2025 04:20 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, SENEA, JBSS, 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), Seneca Foods (SENEA), John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), 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 Seneca Foods John B. Sanfilippo & Son Lifeway Foods B&G Foods The Hain Celestial Group Farmer Brothers Mondelez International Hershey Kellanova Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) and TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, CVGW or THS? Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer CVGW or THS? Calavo Growers currently has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.61%. TreeHouse Foods has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.09%. Given Calavo Growers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Calavo Growers is more favorable than TreeHouse Foods.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Calavo Growers 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50TreeHouse Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is CVGW or THS more profitable? Calavo Growers has a net margin of 2.28% compared to TreeHouse Foods' net margin of 0.62%. Calavo Growers' return on equity of 11.73% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Calavo Growers2.28% 11.73% 7.86% TreeHouse Foods 0.62%6.35%2.45% Which has higher valuation and earnings, CVGW or THS? 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 RatioCalavo Growers$693.71M0.71-$1.08M$0.8831.22TreeHouse Foods$3.33B0.26$26.90M$0.3944.56 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CVGW or THS? 81.3% of Calavo Growers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Calavo Growers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to CVGW or THS? In the previous week, TreeHouse Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Calavo Growers. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for TreeHouse Foods and 2 mentions for Calavo Growers. TreeHouse Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Calavo Growers' score of 0.61 indicating that TreeHouse Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Calavo Growers 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TreeHouse Foods 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$490.42M$2.80B$15.85B$10.44BDividend Yield2.88%3.77%3.05%4.57%P/E Ratio31.2211.4818.2026.84Price / Sales0.714.6048.36162.98Price / Cash16.548.3114.8631.15Price / Book2.423.167.536.42Net Income-$1.08M$118.20M$677.97M$271.73M7 Day Performance0.07%1.87%0.66%2.82%1 Month Performance-1.15%-3.56%1.16%6.60%1 Year Performance-3.72%-24.06%-0.15%28.60% Calavo Growers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVGWCalavo Growers4.2247 of 5 stars$27.47-1.3%$40.00+45.6%-3.7%$490.42M$693.71M31.222,106THSTreeHouse Foods4.582 of 5 stars$17.41-0.3%$24.00+37.9%-58.6%$881.73M$3.35B44.647,400SENEASeneca Foods1.3456 of 5 stars$107.61-1.7%N/A+69.5%$751.23M$1.58B17.272,885Positive NewsJBSSJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son3.0975 of 5 stars$63.310.0%N/A-33.8%$737.42M$1.11B12.591,900Positive NewsLWAYLifeway Foods2.4845 of 5 stars$33.72+0.9%$33.00-2.1%+24.1%$508.87M$186.82M48.87280BGSB&G Foods3.7563 of 5 stars$4.47-0.8%$6.10+36.6%-49.5%$360.02M$1.93B-1.582,784HAINThe Hain Celestial Group4.2722 of 5 stars$1.62-24.7%$3.59+121.5%-80.2%$194.04M$1.74B-0.562,786Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeFARMFarmer Brothers3.7061 of 5 stars$1.85+1.1%$3.50+89.2%-10.0%$39.51M$342.28M-2.721,003High Trading VolumeMDLZMondelez International4.622 of 5 stars$61.60-0.6%$72.00+16.9%-14.2%$80.20B$36.44B22.5690,000Positive NewsHSYHershey4.0693 of 5 stars$185.53+0.3%$171.22-7.7%-2.8%$37.51B$11.20B24.6420,030Positive NewsInsider TradeKKellanova3.914 of 5 stars$79.07-0.5%$83.38+5.4%-4.2%$27.62B$12.75B20.7524,000Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TreeHouse Foods Competitors Seneca Foods Competitors John B. Sanfilippo & Son Competitors Lifeway Foods Competitors B&G Foods Competitors The Hain Celestial Group Competitors Farmer Brothers Competitors Mondelez International Competitors Hershey Competitors Kellanova Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CVGW) was last updated on 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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