The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Calavo Growers, Inc shares valued at $1,001,842 were purchased by COLE LECIL E on Apr 15 ’25. At $24.57 per share, COLE LECIL E acquired 40,775 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 615,000 shares worth approximately $16.78 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, COLE LECIL E purchased 38,155 shares, netting a total of over 938,613 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $24.60 each, the insider now holds 574,225 shares.
Before that, COLE LECIL E had added 21,070 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $499,991, the Chief Executive Officer bought Calavo Growers, Inc shares for $23.73 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 21,070 shares, worth approximately $14.62 million.
As of February 19, 2021, Seaport Global Securities has initiated its “Neutral” rating for CVGW. Earlier on October 29, 2020, National Securities initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for CVGW stock.
Analyzing CVGW Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Calavo Growers, Inc [NASDAQ: CVGW] rose 1.19% to $27.28. The stock’s lowest price that day was $27.03, but it reached a high of $27.94 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 15.69%. Over the course of the year, Calavo Growers, Inc shares have jumped approximately 6.98%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $28.37 on 04/23/25 and a 52-week low of $21.46 on 03/13/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Calavo Growers, Inc (CVGW)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 26.89, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 26.51. In the upper region, resistance lies at 27.80. The next price resistance is at 28.33. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.72 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Calavo Growers, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Calavo Growers, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 80133.0 shares to 0.5 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 0.42 million shares. A jump of 15.89% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.41 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.41.
Which companies own the most shares of Calavo Growers, Inc (CVGW)?
In terms of Calavo Growers, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 31 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.99% from the previous closing price of $26.96. Analysts anticipate Calavo Growers, Inc stock to reach 31 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 31. On March 02, 2020, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $65.
