Calavo Growers (CVGW) Competitors $26.23 -0.52 (-1.94%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.22 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 05:25 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, JBSS, SENEA, LWAY, BGS, HAIN, FARM, MDLZ, HSY, and GISShould you be buying Calavo Growers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Calavo Growers include TreeHouse Foods (THS), John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), Seneca Foods (SENEA), Lifeway Foods (LWAY), B&G Foods (BGS), The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN), Farmer Brothers (FARM), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Hershey (HSY), and General Mills (GIS). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. Calavo Growers vs. Its Competitors TreeHouse Foods John B. Sanfilippo & Son Seneca Foods Lifeway Foods B&G Foods The Hain Celestial Group Farmer Brothers Mondelez International Hershey General Mills TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) and Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of THS or CVGW? 99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Calavo Growers shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Calavo Growers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is THS or CVGW 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 TreeHouse Foods0.20% 6.73% 2.63% Calavo Growers 1.50%11.79%7.38% Which has more risk and volatility, THS or CVGW? TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate THS or CVGW? TreeHouse Foods presently has a consensus target price of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 42.01%. Calavo Growers has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.43%. Given TreeHouse Foods' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe TreeHouse Foods is more favorable than Calavo Growers.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) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to THS or CVGW? In the previous week, TreeHouse Foods had 3 more articles in the media than Calavo Growers. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for TreeHouse Foods and 3 mentions for Calavo Growers. Calavo Growers' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of 0.27 indicating that Calavo Growers is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TreeHouse Foods 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 stronger earnings and 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$3.35B0.29$26.90M$0.13147.15Calavo Growers$661.54M0.71-$1.08M$0.5845.22 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CVGW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$477.14M$2.79B$16.16B$9.30BDividend Yield2.99%3.55%3.13%4.03%P/E Ratio45.2212.8419.5019.58Price / Sales0.714.3146.1294.37Price / Cash16.118.1914.7257.93Price / Book2.312.886.015.54Net Income-$1.08M$126.43M$686.37M$257.73M7 Day Performance-2.67%-2.39%1.25%0.95%1 Month Performance-5.17%-4.39%2.20%10.68%1 Year Performance19.01%-18.13%4.93%15.67% Calavo Growers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVGWCalavo Growers4.0706 of 5 stars$26.23-1.9%$35.00+33.4%+19.8%$477.14M$661.54M45.222,106THSTreeHouse Foods4.1685 of 5 stars$20.63-1.3%$27.83+34.9%-44.9%$1.06B$3.35B158.707,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastJBSSJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son3.7361 of 5 stars$65.37-1.1%N/A-30.4%$777.37M$1.07B13.791,800News CoverageDividend CutSENEASeneca Foods0.7188 of 5 stars$104.21-2.3%N/A+73.1%$734.80M$1.58B17.692,885High Trading VolumeLWAYLifeway Foods0.4039 of 5 stars$24.94-2.3%$25.00+0.2%+107.2%$388.29M$186.82M37.79280Analyst UpgradeBGSB&G Foods3.5403 of 5 stars$4.18-7.3%$7.30+74.6%-46.4%$359.89M$1.93B-1.572,784News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHAINThe Hain Celestial Group4.8011 of 5 stars$1.59-4.2%$3.64+129.2%-77.4%$149.82M$1.74B-0.552,786News CoverageFARMFarmer Brothers4.4197 of 5 stars$1.47+0.7%$4.50+206.1%-48.2%$31.47M$341.09M-2.161,003MDLZMondelez International4.3191 of 5 stars$68.82-0.2%$70.63+2.6%+3.5%$89.33B$36.44B25.5890,000Positive NewsHSYHershey3.8071 of 5 stars$175.62-0.5%$158.84-9.6%-12.7%$35.75B$11.20B21.6520,030GISGeneral Mills4.5586 of 5 stars$51.79-2.6%$59.73+15.3%-19.2%$28.83B$19.49B12.6333,000Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TreeHouse Foods Competitors John B. 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