BrightView (BV) Competitors

BrightView (NYSE:BV) and Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO) are both small-cap agriculture companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BV or AVO?

92.4% of BrightView shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Mission Produce shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of BrightView shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.4% of Mission Produce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BV or AVO?

BrightView has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mission Produce has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BV or AVO?

BrightView has higher revenue and earnings than Mission Produce. Mission Produce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightView, 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
BrightView	$2.77B	0.49	$66.40M	$0.03	476.67
Mission Produce	$1.23B	0.71	$36.70M	$0.50	24.86

Is BV or AVO more profitable?

Mission Produce has a net margin of 2.63% compared to BrightView's net margin of 2.00%. BrightView's return on equity of 8.76% beat Mission Produce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightView	2.00%	8.76%	3.33%
Mission Produce	2.63%	7.82%	4.56%

Does the media refer more to BV or AVO?

In the previous week, Mission Produce had 3 more articles in the media than BrightView. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Mission Produce and 6 mentions for BrightView. BrightView's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Mission Produce's score of 0.66 indicating that BrightView is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BrightView	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mission Produce	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BV or AVO?

BrightView presently has a consensus price target of $17.98, indicating a potential upside of 25.73%. Mission Produce has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.70%. Given BrightView's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BrightView is more favorable than Mission Produce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightView	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Mission Produce	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

BrightView beats Mission Produce on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.