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 TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) and Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. Does the media favor THS or CVGW? 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 0.51 indicating that TreeHouse Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 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 Which has more risk and volatility, THS or CVGW? TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend THS or CVGW? TreeHouse Foods currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.09%. Calavo Growers has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.61%. Given Calavo Growers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Calavo Growers is more favorable than TreeHouse Foods.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) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is THS or CVGW 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 TreeHouse Foods0.62% 6.35% 2.45% Calavo Growers 2.28%11.73%7.86% Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$3.33B0.26$26.90M$0.3944.56Calavo Growers$693.71M0.71-$1.08M$0.8831.22 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. 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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$490.42M$2.80B$15.85B$10.44BDividend Yield2.88%3.77%3.05%4.57%P/E Ratio31.2211.4818.2026.85Price / Sales0.714.6048.36163.13Price / 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 Growers4.2168 of 5 stars$27.47-1.3%$40.00+45.6%-3.7%$490.42M$693.71M31.222,106THSTreeHouse Foods4.5806 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 & Son3.0955 of 5 stars$63.310.0%N/A-33.8%$737.42M$1.11B12.591,900Positive NewsLWAYLifeway Foods2.4837 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-0.562,786Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeGap DownHigh 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 International4.6176 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$12.75B20.7524,000Trending NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TreeHouse Foods Competitors Seneca Foods Competitors John B. 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