Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. 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 $16.51 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 $14.39 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] plunged -2.54% to $26.84. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.41, but it reached a high of $28.72 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.94%. Over the course of the year, Calavo Growers, Inc shares have jumped approximately 11.23%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $28.72 on 09/10/25 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 25.26, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 23.68. In the upper region, resistance lies at 28.57. The next price resistance is at 30.30. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.27 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 steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.24 million shares to 0.49 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 0.73 million shares. A decline of -49.01% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.82 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.82.
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 12.56% from the previous closing price of $27.54. 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.
