Calavo Growers (CVGW) Competitors

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

Is THS or CVGW more profitable?

TreeHouse Foods has a net margin of 0.80% compared to Calavo Growers' net margin of -0.16%. Calavo Growers' return on equity of 9.66% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TreeHouse Foods	0.80%	6.42%	2.54%
Calavo Growers	-0.16%	9.66%	5.30%

Which has better earnings & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TreeHouse Foods	$3.35B	0.46	$26.90M	$0.54	56.58
Calavo Growers	$661.54M	0.65	-$1.08M	-$0.06	-402.33

Do institutionals and insiders believe in THS or CVGW?

99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of TreeHouse Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Calavo Growers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to THS or CVGW?

In the previous week, TreeHouse Foods had 17 more articles in the media than Calavo Growers. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for TreeHouse Foods and 3 mentions for Calavo Growers. TreeHouse Foods' average media sentiment score of -0.04 beat Calavo Growers' score of -0.51 indicating that TreeHouse Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TreeHouse Foods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Calavo Growers	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Does the MarketBeat Community favor THS or CVGW?

TreeHouse Foods received 176 more outperform votes than Calavo Growers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.92% of users gave TreeHouse Foods an outperform vote while only 61.01% of users gave Calavo Growers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TreeHouse Foods	Outperform Votes 489 63.92%	Underperform Votes 276 36.08%
Calavo Growers	Outperform Votes 313 61.01%	Underperform Votes 200 38.99%

Do analysts recommend THS or CVGW?

TreeHouse Foods currently has a consensus target price of $34.83, indicating a potential upside of 14.01%. Calavo Growers has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.99%. Given Calavo Growers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Calavo Growers is more favorable than TreeHouse Foods.

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)	2.00
Calavo Growers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, THS or CVGW?

TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calavo Growers has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TreeHouse Foods beats Calavo Growers on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.