Calavo Growers (CVGW) Competitors

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CVGW vs. FLO, JJSF, DOLE, SENEA, and JBSS

Should you be buying Calavo Growers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Calavo Growers include Flowers Foods (FLO), J & J Snack Foods (JJSF), Dole (DOLE), Seneca Foods (SENEA), and John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry.

How does Calavo Growers compare to Flowers Foods?

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

Flowers Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Calavo Growers pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Flowers Foods pays out 247.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Calavo Growers pays out 89.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Flowers Foods has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years and Calavo Growers has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Flowers Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Flowers Foods had 5 more articles in the media than Calavo Growers. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Flowers Foods and 1 mentions for Calavo Growers. Calavo Growers' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Flowers Foods' score of 0.75 indicating that Calavo Growers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flowers Foods	Positive
Calavo Growers	Positive

Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

Flowers Foods presently has a consensus price target of $11.17, suggesting a potential upside of 35.27%. Calavo Growers has a consensus price target of $33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.06%. Given Flowers Foods' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Flowers Foods is more favorable than Calavo Growers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flowers Foods	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57
Calavo Growers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Calavo Growers has a net margin of 2.61% compared to Flowers Foods' net margin of 1.59%. Flowers Foods' return on equity of 16.61% beat Calavo Growers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flowers Foods	1.59%	16.61%	5.38%
Calavo Growers	2.61%	12.81%	8.77%

75.5% of Flowers Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Calavo Growers shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Flowers Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Calavo Growers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Flowers Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Calavo Growers. Flowers Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calavo Growers, 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
Flowers Foods	$5.26B	0.33	$83.82M	$0.40	20.64
Calavo Growers	$648.43M	0.74	$19.80M	$0.89	30.34

Summary

Calavo Growers beats Flowers Foods on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Calavo Growers compare to J & J Snack Foods?

Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) and J & J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) 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 dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

J & J Snack Foods has a net margin of 3.75% compared to Calavo Growers' net margin of 2.61%. Calavo Growers' return on equity of 12.81% beat J & J Snack Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calavo Growers	2.61%	12.81%	8.77%
J & J Snack Foods	3.75%	9.01%	6.18%

Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J & J Snack Foods has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

J & J Snack Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Calavo Growers. J & J Snack Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calavo Growers, 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	$648.43M	0.74	$19.80M	$0.89	30.34
J & J Snack Foods	$1.58B	0.83	$65.60M	$2.98	23.54

In the previous week, J & J Snack Foods had 22 more articles in the media than Calavo Growers. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for J & J Snack Foods and 1 mentions for Calavo Growers. Calavo Growers' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat J & J Snack Foods' score of 0.42 indicating that Calavo Growers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Calavo Growers	Positive
J & J Snack Foods	Neutral

81.3% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of J & J Snack Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of J & J Snack Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Calavo Growers pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. J & J Snack Foods pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Calavo Growers pays out 89.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. J & J Snack Foods pays out 107.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Calavo Growers has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and J & J Snack Foods has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. J & J Snack Foods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Calavo Growers presently has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.06%. J & J Snack Foods has a consensus price target of $120.00, indicating a potential upside of 71.06%. Given J & J Snack Foods' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe J & J Snack 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
J & J Snack Foods	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Summary

J & J Snack Foods beats Calavo Growers on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Calavo Growers compare to Dole?

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

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

Dole has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

Dole has higher revenue and earnings than Calavo Growers. Dole is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calavo Growers, 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
Dole	$9.17B	0.16	$51.32M	$0.53	28.44
Calavo Growers	$648.43M	0.74	$19.80M	$0.89	30.34

Dole pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Calavo Growers pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Dole pays out 64.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Calavo Growers pays out 89.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dole has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Calavo Growers has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Calavo Growers has a net margin of 2.61% compared to Dole's net margin of 0.56%. Calavo Growers' return on equity of 12.81% beat Dole's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dole	0.56%	7.81%	2.55%
Calavo Growers	2.61%	12.81%	8.77%

In the previous week, Dole had 8 more articles in the media than Calavo Growers. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Dole and 1 mentions for Calavo Growers. Calavo Growers' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Dole's score of -0.08 indicating that Calavo Growers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dole	Neutral
Calavo Growers	Positive

Dole currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.82%. Calavo Growers has a consensus target price of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.06%. Given Calavo Growers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Calavo Growers is more favorable than Dole.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dole	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Calavo Growers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Calavo Growers beats Dole on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Calavo Growers compare to Seneca Foods?

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

Seneca Foods has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Calavo Growers' net margin of 2.61%. Calavo Growers' return on equity of 12.81% beat Seneca Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seneca Foods	5.58%	12.30%	6.65%
Calavo Growers	2.61%	12.81%	8.77%

In the previous week, Seneca Foods had 1 more articles in the media than Calavo Growers. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Seneca Foods and 1 mentions for Calavo Growers. Seneca Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.93 equaled Calavo Growers'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Seneca Foods	Positive
Calavo Growers	Positive

Seneca Foods has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

Seneca Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Calavo Growers. Seneca Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calavo Growers, 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
Seneca Foods	$1.58B	0.61	$41.22M	$13.00	10.92
Calavo Growers	$648.43M	0.74	$19.80M	$0.89	30.34

42.5% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Seneca Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Calavo Growers has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.06%. Given Calavo Growers' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Calavo Growers is more favorable than Seneca Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seneca Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Calavo Growers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Seneca Foods and Calavo Growers tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Calavo Growers compare to John B. Sanfilippo & Son?

Calavo Growers (NASDAQ:CVGW) and John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

81.3% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son has higher revenue and earnings than Calavo Growers. John B. Sanfilippo & Son is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calavo Growers, 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	$648.43M	0.74	$19.80M	$0.89	30.34
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	$1.11B	0.82	$58.93M	$5.70	13.57

In the previous week, John B. Sanfilippo & Son had 5 more articles in the media than Calavo Growers. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for John B. Sanfilippo & Son and 1 mentions for Calavo Growers. Calavo Growers' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat John B. Sanfilippo & Son's score of 0.61 indicating that Calavo Growers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Calavo Growers	Positive
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	Positive

Calavo Growers pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Calavo Growers pays out 89.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Calavo Growers has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and John B. Sanfilippo & Son has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a net margin of 5.76% compared to Calavo Growers' net margin of 2.61%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son's return on equity of 18.11% beat Calavo Growers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calavo Growers	2.61%	12.81%	8.77%
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	5.76%	18.11%	10.88%

Calavo Growers currently has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.06%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a consensus price target of $109.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.90%. Given John B. Sanfilippo & Son's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe John B. Sanfilippo & Son is more favorable than Calavo Growers.

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
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

John B. Sanfilippo & Son beats Calavo Growers on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CVGW vs. The Competition

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Metric	Calavo Growers	AGRI OPERATIONS Industry	Staples Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$483.47M	$3.29B	$16.18B	$12.04B
Dividend Yield	2.91%	2.67%	3.44%	5.23%
P/E Ratio	30.40	12.15	22.82	25.22
Price / Sales	0.74	3.67	47.48	74.60
Price / Cash	13.41	10.09	13.40	36.29
Price / Book	2.31	4.31	5.56	6.58
Net Income	$19.80M	-$6.53M	$671.44M	$333.40M
7 Day Performance	-3.67%	-3.94%	-1.96%	-0.99%
1 Month Performance	-2.27%	-6.28%	-1.86%	7.15%
1 Year Performance	3.61%	-15.85%	-11.55%	34.19%

Calavo Growers Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CVGW Calavo Growers	3.1715 of 5 stars	$27.00 -0.6%	$33.50 +24.1%	+6.4%	$483.47M	$648.43M	30.40	1,969
FLO Flowers Foods	4.2308 of 5 stars	$8.37 +0.2%	$11.17 +33.5%	-52.3%	$1.77B	$5.26B	20.89	10,300
JJSF J & J Snack Foods	4.3986 of 5 stars	$84.28 -0.1%	$130.00 +54.2%	-39.4%	$1.60B	$1.58B	26.84	4,600	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
DOLE Dole	2.4649 of 5 stars	$15.03 -1.0%	$15.50 +3.2%	+2.5%	$1.43B	$9.17B	28.33	32,027	News Coverage Earnings Report Dividend Announcement
SENEA Seneca Foods	2.3119 of 5 stars	$144.20 +1.7%	N/A	+57.0%	$971.60M	$1.58B	11.04	2,885	News Coverage Analyst Upgrade

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Calavo Growers (CVGW) Competitors

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Calavo Growers (CVGW) Competitors

CVGW vs. FLO, JJSF, DOLE, SENEA, and JBSS

How does Calavo Growers compare to Flowers Foods?

Is FLO or CVGW a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to FLO or CVGW?

Which has more volatility and risk, FLO or CVGW?

Do analysts recommend FLO or CVGW?

Is FLO or CVGW more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FLO or CVGW?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FLO or CVGW?

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How does Calavo Growers compare to J & J Snack Foods?

Is CVGW or JJSF more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, CVGW or JJSF?

Which has better earnings and valuation, CVGW or JJSF?

Does the media refer more to CVGW or JJSF?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CVGW or JJSF?

Is CVGW or JJSF a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer CVGW or JJSF?

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How does Calavo Growers compare to Dole?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DOLE or CVGW?

Which has more risk and volatility, DOLE or CVGW?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DOLE or CVGW?

Is DOLE or CVGW a better dividend stock?

Is DOLE or CVGW more profitable?

Does the media prefer DOLE or CVGW?

Do analysts prefer DOLE or CVGW?

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How does Calavo Growers compare to Seneca Foods?

Is SENEA or CVGW more profitable?

Does the media refer more to SENEA or CVGW?

Which has more volatility & risk, SENEA or CVGW?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SENEA or CVGW?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SENEA or CVGW?

Do analysts rate SENEA or CVGW?

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How does Calavo Growers compare to John B. Sanfilippo & Son?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CVGW or JBSS?

Which has better valuation & earnings, CVGW or JBSS?

Does the media prefer CVGW or JBSS?

Is CVGW or JBSS a better dividend stock?

Is CVGW or JBSS more profitable?

Do analysts rate CVGW or JBSS?

Which has more volatility and risk, CVGW or JBSS?

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