Calavo Growers (CVGW) Competitors

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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, CVGW or THS?

Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CVGW or THS more profitable?

TreeHouse Foods has a net margin of 0.80% compared to Calavo Growers' net margin of -0.16%. Calavo Growers' return on equity of 9.66% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calavo Growers	-0.16%	9.66%	5.30%
TreeHouse Foods	0.80%	6.42%	2.54%

Does the media refer more to CVGW or THS?

In the previous week, TreeHouse Foods had 5 more articles in the media than Calavo Growers. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for TreeHouse Foods and 8 mentions for Calavo Growers. Calavo Growers' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of 1.13 indicating that Calavo Growers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calavo Growers	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TreeHouse Foods	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CVGW or THS?

TreeHouse Foods received 173 more outperform votes than Calavo Growers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.42% of users gave TreeHouse Foods an outperform vote while only 60.65% of users gave Calavo Growers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calavo Growers	Outperform Votes 316 60.65%	Underperform Votes 205 39.35%
TreeHouse Foods	Outperform Votes 489 63.42%	Underperform Votes 282 36.58%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CVGW or THS?

Calavo Growers presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.03%. TreeHouse Foods has a consensus price target of $27.83, indicating a potential upside of 23.73%. Given Calavo Growers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TreeHouse Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calavo Growers	$688.32M	0.68	-$1.08M	$0.54	48.72
TreeHouse Foods	$3.33B	0.34	$26.90M	$0.13	173.04

Summary

Calavo Growers and TreeHouse Foods tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.