Jane Street Group LLC Increases Stock Position in Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW)

Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW - Free Report) by 215.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 262,626 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 179,395 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC owned 1.48% of Calavo Growers worth $7,493,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nuance Investments LLC grew its holdings in Calavo Growers by 25.1% in the third quarter. Nuance Investments LLC now owns 1,636,969 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,703,000 after purchasing an additional 328,820 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Calavo Growers by 1.3% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 718,914 shares of the company's stock worth $16,319,000 after acquiring an additional 9,034 shares during the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Calavo Growers by 40.7% in the 2nd quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 356,319 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,088,000 after purchasing an additional 103,024 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Calavo Growers by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 267,268 shares of the company's stock worth $7,625,000 after buying an additional 4,307 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Calavo Growers by 246.7% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 261,316 shares of the company's stock worth $5,932,000 after buying an additional 185,946 shares during the period. 81.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Calavo Growers Trading Up 0.6 %

CVGW traded up $0.15 on Friday, reaching $26.58. 140,948 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 206,420. Calavo Growers, Inc. has a twelve month low of $20.30 and a twelve month high of $31.26. The company's 50 day moving average is $27.49 and its 200-day moving average is $25.64. The company has a market cap of $473.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -53.16 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 2.04.

About Calavo Growers

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.