Calavo Growers (CVGW) Competitors

Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) and TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media favor CVGW or THS?

In the previous week, TreeHouse Foods had 2 more articles in the media than Calavo Growers. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for TreeHouse Foods and 5 mentions for Calavo Growers. Calavo Growers' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of 0.50 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TreeHouse Foods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CVGW or THS?

Calavo Growers presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.19%. TreeHouse Foods has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.27%. Given Calavo Growers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
TreeHouse Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calavo Growers	$661.54M	0.67	-$1.08M	$0.88	28.38
TreeHouse Foods	$3.35B	0.30	$26.90M	$0.39	50.74

Which has more risk and volatility, CVGW or THS?

Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CVGW or THS?

81.3% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 Growers	2.28%	11.73%	7.86%
TreeHouse Foods	0.62%	6.35%	2.45%

Summary

Calavo Growers beats TreeHouse Foods on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.