CVGW vs. JBSS, HAIN, BGS, SENEA, LWAY, FARM, BV, SITE, MDLZ, and HSY
Should you be buying Calavo Growers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Calavo Growers include John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN), B&G Foods (BGS), Seneca Foods (SENEA), Lifeway Foods (LWAY), Farmer Bros. (FARM), BrightView (BV), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Mondelez International (MDLZ), and Hershey (HSY).
John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) and Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, John B. Sanfilippo & Son and John B. Sanfilippo & Son both had 5 articles in the media. Calavo Growers' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat John B. Sanfilippo & Son's score of 0.63 indicating that John B. Sanfilippo & Son is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Calavo Growers received 154 more outperform votes than John B. Sanfilippo & Son when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.97% of users gave John B. Sanfilippo & Son an outperform vote while only 61.06% of users gave Calavo Growers an outperform vote.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son has higher revenue and earnings than Calavo Growers. Calavo Growers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John B. Sanfilippo & Son, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Calavo Growers pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays out 14.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Calavo Growers pays out -444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Calavo Growers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a net margin of 6.29% compared to John B. Sanfilippo & Son's net margin of -0.18%. Calavo Growers' return on equity of 21.48% beat John B. Sanfilippo & Son's return on equity.
Calavo Growers has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 63.14%. Given John B. Sanfilippo & Son's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Calavo Growers is more favorable than John B. Sanfilippo & Son.
70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Calavo Growers shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Calavo Growers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
John B. Sanfilippo & Son beats Calavo Growers on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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