How to buy Calavo Growers stock (CVGW)

Calavo Growers is a food distribution business based in the US. Calavo Growers shares (CVGW) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $25.65 – a decrease of 3.5% over the previous week. Calavo Growers employs 3,064 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1 billion.

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Calavo Growers stock price (NASDAQ: CVGW)

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Calavo Growers shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$25.65
52-week range	$20.16 - $30.79
50-day moving average more info button	$27.42
200-day moving average more info button	$26.22
Wall St. target price	$35.00
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	$0.4 (3.19%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-0.48

Is it a good time to buy Calavo Growers stock?

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Calavo Growers price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $25.09 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.61%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-7.66%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-12.06%
6 months (2024-06-21)	4.59%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-11.47%
2 years (2022-12-21)	-10.87%
3 years (2021-12-21)	41.4585
5 years (2019-12-20)	84.7661

Is Calavo Growers stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Calavo Growers stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Calavo Growers's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Calavo Growers's PEG ratio

Calavo Growers's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.66. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Calavo Growers's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Calavo Growers's EBITDA

Calavo Growers's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $20.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Calavo Growers's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Calavo Growers financials

Revenue TTM	$1 billion
Operating margin TTM	5.21%
Gross profit TTM	$73.8 million
Return on assets TTM	1.19%
Return on equity TTM	-3.96%
Profit margin	-0.87%
Book value	$11.45
Market Capitalization more info button	$447.4 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Calavo Growers share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 47.17% of net profits

Recently Calavo Growers has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Calavo Growers shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Calavo Growers's case, that would currently equate to about $0.4 per share.

While Calavo Growers's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Calavo Growers may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Calavo Growers's most recent dividend payout was on 29 October 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 1 October 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Calavo Growers share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Calavo Growers's shares have ranged in value from as little as $20.1589 up to $30.7926. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Calavo Growers's is 0.573. This would suggest that Calavo Growers's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Calavo Growers overview

Calavo Growers, Inc. markets and distributes avocados, prepared avocados, and other perishable foods to retail grocery and foodservice customers, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors, and wholesale customers worldwide. It operates through Grown and Prepared segments. The Grown segment distributes tomatoes and papayas; and procures avocados grown in California, Mexico, Peru, and Colombia. The Prepared segment is involved in the distribution of prepared avocado products, salsa, fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, fresh prepared entrees salads, wraps, sandwiches, parfaits, and fresh snacking products, as well as ready-to-heat entrees, other hot bars and various deli items, meals kit components, and salad kits. It offers its products under the Calavo brands and related logos; and Avo Fresco, Bueno, Avo Fresco, Bueno, Calavo Gold, Celebrate the Taste, El Dorado, Taste of Paradise, The First Name in Avocados, The Family of Fresh, ProRipeVIP, RIPE NOW!, Renaissance Food Group, Garden Highway Fresh Cut, Garden Highway, and Garden Highway Chef Essentials trademarks. Calavo Growers, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Calavo Growers is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 6.147% of Calavo Growers shares are held by insiders and 73.251% by institutions. How many people work for Calavo Growers?
Latest data suggests 3,064 work at Calavo Growers. When does the fiscal year end for Calavo Growers?
Calavo Growers's fiscal year ends in October. Where is Calavo Growers based?
Calavo Growers's address is: 1141-A Cummings Road, Santa Paula, CA, United States, 93060 What is Calavo Growers's ISIN number?
Calavo Growers's international securities identification number is: US1282461052 What is Calavo Growers's CUSIP number?
Calavo Growers's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 128246105