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 dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, CVGW or THS?

Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CVGW or THS more profitable?

Calavo Growers has a net margin of 1.50% compared to TreeHouse Foods' net margin of 0.20%. Calavo Growers' return on equity of 11.79% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calavo Growers	1.50%	11.79%	7.38%
TreeHouse Foods	0.20%	6.73%	2.63%

Do analysts recommend CVGW or THS?

Calavo Growers presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.71%. TreeHouse Foods has a consensus price target of $27.83, indicating a potential upside of 32.54%. Given TreeHouse Foods' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TreeHouse Foods is more favorable than Calavo Growers.

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

Does the media refer more to CVGW or THS?

In the previous week, Calavo Growers had 1 more articles in the media than TreeHouse Foods. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Calavo Growers and 3 mentions for TreeHouse Foods. Calavo Growers' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of -0.04 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TreeHouse Foods	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better 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	0.74	-$1.08M	$0.58	47.25
TreeHouse Foods	$3.35B	0.32	$26.90M	$0.13	161.54

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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