Mission Produce, Inc. (AVO)Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | Oxnard, United States | NasdaqGS
14.29 USD
+0.51
(3.701%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 14.03 -0.26 (-0.260%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:34 p.m. EDT
Mission Produce presents a classic ' retroussé' (rebound) candidate with deteriorating fundamentals but stepped-up speculative interest. Recent price action is robust, but the January forecast model predicts a -2.07% drift, likely reaction to prior price levels or earnings misses. The lack of a dividend (0/5) and negative revenue growth make it a poor hold for income or defensive positioning. However, the $17.50 and $20.00 OTM calls for the Nov expiration suggest professionals are pricing in a strong finish to the year, betting that the recent dip was merely a buying opportunity. This is a high-risk momentum play waiting for a catalyst to cross the $15 technical resistance. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.045773 |
| AutoTheta | 0.045848 |
| AutoETS | 0.048275 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.048275 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 58% |
| H-stat | 2.10 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.202 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.49 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 32.221 |
| Revenue per Share | 18.896 |
| Market Cap | 1,012,394,624 |
| Trailing P/E | 31.07 |
| Forward P/E | 20.22 |
| Beta | 0.63 |
| Profit Margins | 2.48% |
| Website | https://missionproduce.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:34 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a near-term defensive posture with ATM OI concentrations at $12.5 strikes on both sides for the April 17 expiry, suggesting range-bound expectations. Despite recent price gains, put volume and OI slightly exceed call volume at the ATM level ($12.5) for the near-term expiration, acting as a bottom-fishing signal. For longer expirations (May onwards), the speculative skew flips heavily to OTM calls ($17.50, $20.00 strikes), indicating a strong bias for upside acceleration if momentum resumes. Notably, volume at $12.50 calls is significantly higher than OI, indicating active options buying at the current support level rather than passive stock accumulation.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.38872695 |
| Address1 | 2,710 Camino Del Sol |
| All Time High | 22.93 |
| All Time Low | 8.19 |
| Ask | 14.39 |
| Ask Size | 10 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 986,250 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 838,160 |
| Average Volume | 838,160 |
| Average Volume10Days | 986,250 |
| Beta | 0.629 |
| Bid | 14.23 |
| Bid Size | 10 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 8.285 |
| City | Oxnard |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 14.29 |
| Current Ratio | 1.861 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 14.505 |
| Day Low | 13.9 |
| Debt To Equity | 32.221 |
| Display Name | Mission Produce |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,349,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,349,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,345,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,780,603,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,780,603,200 |
| Ebitda | 101,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.075619996 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.887 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.899 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,200,587,776 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.66 |
| Eps Forward | 0.70667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.46 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 13.8514 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.4385996 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.03166464 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 38.872696 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 15.53 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.2399998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.07984544 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.429 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.0 - 15.53 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,601,645,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 39,881,986 |
| Forward Eps | 0.70667 |
| Forward P E | 20.221603 |
| Free Cashflow | 34,762,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 3,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.120170005 |
| Gross Profits | 160,500,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.4421 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.34509 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 70,846,364 |
| Industry | Food Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Food Distribution |
| Industry Key | food-distribution |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,020-10-01 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,761,868,800 |
| Long Business Summary | Mission Produce, Inc. engages in the sourcing, farming, packaging, marketing, and distribution of avocados, mangoes, and blueberries to food retailers, wholesalers, and foodservice customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments, Marketing and Distribution; International Farming; and Blueberries. It also provides ripening, bagging, custom packing, logistical management, and quality assurance services. In addition, the company offers merchandising and promotional support, and insights on market trends, and training services. Mission Produce, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Oxnard, California. |
| Long Name | Mission Produce, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,012,394,624 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_153986005 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,769,817,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 33,100,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,793,404,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,012,394,541 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 13.9 |
| Operating Cashflow | 86,800,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0341 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 805 981 3650 |
| Post Market Change | -0.26000023 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.8194557 |
| Post Market Price | 14.03 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,315 |
| Previous Close | 13.78 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 21.651514 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7248039 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.75800735 |
| Profit Margins | 0.02478 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.085 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.51 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.70102 |
| Regular Market Day High | 14.505 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 13.9 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 13.9 - 14.505 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.9 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 13.78 |
| Regular Market Price | 14.29 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,135,254 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04072 |
| Return On Equity | 0.05686 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.166 |
| Revenue Per Share | 18.896 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 70,846,364 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0685 |
| Shares Short | 4,853,937 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,445,413 |
| Short Name | Mission Produce, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1181 |
| Short Ratio | 5.58 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | AVO |
| Target High Price | 18.0 |
| Target Low Price | 15.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 16.25 |
| Target Median Price | 16.0 |
| Total Cash | 44,800,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.632 |
| Total Debt | 199,800,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,335,600,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.46 |
| Trailing P E | 31.065216 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.6572 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.6328001 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.12900168 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,135,254 |
| Website | https://missionproduce.com |
| Zip | 93,030 |