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In the latest session, Calavo Growers, Inc (NASDAQ: CVGW) closed at $18.54 down -1.44% from its previous closing price of $18.81. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.66 million shares were traded. CVGW stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.4.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Calavo Growers, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.56. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.66 and its Current Ratio is at 2.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.10.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 15 ’25 when COLE LECIL E bought 40,775 shares for $24.57 per share. The transaction valued at 1,001,842 led to the insider holds 615,000 shares of the business.
COLE LECIL E bought 38,155 shares of CVGW for $938,613 on Apr 14 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 574,225 shares after completing the transaction at $24.60 per share. On Apr 11 ’25, another insider, COLE LECIL E, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, bought 21,070 shares for $23.73 each. As a result, the insider paid 499,991 and bolstered with 536,070 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CVGW now has a Market Capitalization of 331000640 and an Enterprise Value of 293027616. As of this moment, Calavo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.422 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.177.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CVGW is 0.42, which has changed by -0.31450438 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09654534 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CVGW has reached a high of $28.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -21.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.68%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CVGW has traded an average of 216.51K shares per day and 408340 over the past ten days. A total of 17.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 16.65M. Insiders hold about 6.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.67% stake in the company. Shares short for CVGW as of 1761868800 were 391374 with a Short Ratio of 1.81, compared to 1759190400 on 407309. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 391374 and a Short% of Float of 2.6300002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CVGW is 0.80, from 0.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04253057. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.14.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Calavo Growers, Inc (CVGW) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 2.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.4, with high estimates of $0.5 and low estimates of $0.29.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.74 and $1.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.66. EPS for the following year is $1.82, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.19 and $1.45.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $147.95M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $159.4M to a low estimate of $136.5M. As of. The current estimate, Calavo Growers, Inc’s year-ago sales were $169.96MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $180.8M. There is a high estimate of $201.8M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $159.8M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CVGW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $683.2M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $660.3M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $671.75M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $661.54MBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $743.5M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $806.2M and the low estimate is $680.8M.
