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Limoneira Company (LMNR)

Consumer Defensive | Farm Products | Santa Paula, United States | NasdaqGS
11.85 USD -0.21 (-1.741%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:08 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is generating negative free cash flow and reporting negative profit margins, which is unsustainable for a public business. While the balance sheet isn't collapsing yet, the trajectory is clear: revenue is shrinking, and the stock has lost nearly 24% of its value over the last nine years despite a massive spike in 2024 followed by a sharp correction. The recent insider selling by the CFO and the lack of analyst coverage reinforce the absence of a credible turnaround story. The dividend, while steady, is paid out of thin air given the negative operating cash flow, making it a potential liability rather than a safety. On the short end, the technicals are weak with the price trading below key moving averages, and options flow shows significant hedging activity against a drop. This is a speculative hold at best, likely a value trap.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.051775
AutoTheta0.060327
MSTL0.069195
AutoARIMA0.069959

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 3.97
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.659
Excess Kurtosis 0.30
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2025-12-29
Last Dividend Date 2025-12-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 67.612
Revenue per Share 7.187
Market Cap 214,864,304
Forward P/E 26.33
Beta 0.33
Profit Margins -33.03%
Website https://www.limoneira.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:08 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at the $10 strike for December and March expirations, while call interest remains concentrated at the $15 strike, suggesting a ceiling rather than a breakout. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for near-term puts compared to calls, indicating a fear of downside gap risk or earnings-related weakness.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.60% 0.60% 1.24% 1.59%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-30 0.0750 0.601443
2025-10-06 0.0750 0.501672
2025-07-07 0.0750 0.482936
2025-03-31 0.0750 0.423251
2024-12-30 0.0750 0.311721
2024-10-07 0.0750 0.284091
2024-07-08 0.0750 0.379555
2024-03-28 0.0750 0.383436
2023-12-29 0.0750 0.363548
2023-10-06 0.0750 0.507099
2023-07-10 0.0750 0.484183
2023-04-03 0.0750 0.450450
2022-12-30 0.0750 0.614251
2022-10-06 0.0750 0.567322
2022-07-08 0.0750 0.552690
2022-04-04 0.0750 0.542299
2021-12-23 0.0750 0.489876
2021-10-07 0.0750 0.476493
2021-07-02 0.0750 0.428082
2021-04-01 0.0750 0.433276
2020-12-24 0.0750 0.441176
2020-10-08 0.0750 0.485751
2020-07-02 0.0750 0.534950
2020-04-03 0.0750 0.628667
2019-12-27 0.0750 0.390219
2019-10-04 0.0750 0.413223
2019-07-05 0.0750 0.382263
2019-04-05 0.0750 0.303521
2018-12-28 0.0750 0.383632
2018-10-04 0.0630 0.251698
2018-07-06 0.0630 0.246190
2018-04-05 0.0630 0.265823
2017-12-29 0.0630 0.281250
2017-10-05 0.0550 0.238715
2017-07-06 0.0550 0.246637
2017-04-05 0.0550 0.270536
2016-12-22 0.0550 0.277218
2016-09-29 0.0500 0.277778
2016-06-30 0.0500 0.283768
2016-03-31 0.0500 0.328947
2015-12-23 0.0500 0.335570
2015-10-01 0.0450 0.281426
2015-07-01 0.0450 0.210477
2015-04-01 0.0450 0.202611
2014-12-24 0.0450 0.176471
2014-10-02 0.0450 0.191245
2014-07-02 0.0450 0.198763
2014-04-03 0.0380 0.171480
2013-12-26 0.0380 0.140741
2013-10-03 0.0370 0.148833
2013-07-03 0.0370 0.170272
2013-04-04 0.0370 0.192008
2012-12-06 0.0370 0.195045
2012-10-03 0.0380 0.200422
2012-07-05 0.0310 0.179919
2012-04-04 0.0310 0.186635
2011-12-29 0.0310 0.184414
2011-10-05 0.0310 0.210312
2011-07-07 0.0310 0.135371
2011-03-31 0.0310 0.130802
2010-12-22 0.0310 0.109386
2010-09-02 0.0310 0.175240
2010-06-16 0.0310 0.141037
2009-01-14 0.0313 0.201935
2008-10-08 0.2000 1.111111
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.0
exDividendDate 2025-12-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.15
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.012437811
lastDividendValue 0.075
lastDividendDate 2025-12-30
dividendDate 2026-01-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.19167805
Address1 1,141 Cummings Road
All Time High 35.35
All Time Low 5.5
Ask 15.25
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 133,440
Average Daily Volume3 Month 106,809
Average Volume 106,809
Average Volume10Days 133,440
Beta 0.331
Bid 8.73
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 9
Book Value 7.286
City Santa Paula
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.85
Current Ratio 1.506
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 12.2
Day Low 11.81
Debt To Equity 67.612
Display Name Limoneira
Dividend Date 1,768,521,600
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,788,985,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,788,985,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,788,984,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,788,984,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,788,984,000
Ebitda -23,055,000
Ebitda Margins -0.17905001
Enterprise To Ebitda -15.211
Enterprise To Revenue 2.724
Enterprise Value 350,686,272
Eps Current Year -0.65667
Eps Forward 0.45
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -2.41
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,767,052,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 13.2024
Fifty Day Average Change -1.3523998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.10243591
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -19.167805
Fifty Two Week High 15.43
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.58
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.23201555
Fifty Two Week Low 11.55
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.3000002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.025974043
Fifty Two Week Range 11.55 - 15.43
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,065,533,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.77
Float Shares 16,376,647
Forward Eps 0.45
Forward P E 26.333334
Free Cashflow -21,012,376
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 191
Fullday Change -0.20000076
Fullday Change Percent -1.6583811
Fullday Price 11.85
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins -0.081070006
Gross Profits -10,439,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.09688
Held Percent Institutions 0.62507
Implied Shares Outstanding 18,132,007
Industry Farm Products
Industry Disp Farm Products
Industry Key farm-products
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,767,052,800
Last Dividend Value 0.075
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Last Split Date 1,270,684,800
Last Split Factor 10:1
Long Business Summary Limoneira Company operates as an agribusiness company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Fresh Lemons, Lemon Packing, Avocados, and Other Agribusiness. It produces, processes, harvests, and packs oranges, specialty citrus, and wine grapes. The company also rents residential housing units and commercial office buildings, as well as leases land to third-party agricultural tenants. In addition, it is involved in the organic recycling operations; provision of farm management services; and development of land parcels, multi-family housing, and single-family homes. The company markets and sells its lemons directly to food service, wholesale, and retail customers; avocados, oranges, specialty citrus, and other crops to third-party packing houses; and wine grapes to wine producers. Limoneira Company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Santa Paula, California.
Long Name Limoneira Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 214,864,304
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3167517
Most Recent Quarter 1,785,456,000
Net Income To Common -43,051,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 219,759,924
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 12.02
Operating Cashflow -14,948,000
Operating Margins 0.03433
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.7317
Peg Ratio 5.22
Phone 805 525 5541
Previous Close 12.06
Price Eps Current Year -18.045595
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.6264069
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.6687064
Profit Margins -0.33031
Quick Ratio 0.75
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.21
Regular Market Change Percent -1.74129
Regular Market Day High 12.2
Regular Market Day Low 11.81
Regular Market Day Range 11.81 - 12.2
Regular Market Open 12.02
Regular Market Previous Close 12.06
Regular Market Price 11.85
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,001
Regular Market Volume 152,299
Return On Assets -0.06628
Return On Equity -0.24749
Revenue Growth -0.077
Revenue Per Share 7.187
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1570785
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 18,132,007
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.052399997
Shares Short 949,602
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 720,586
Short Name Limoneira Co
Short Percent Of Float 0.0715
Short Ratio 6.02
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol LMNR
Target High Price 31.0
Target Low Price 15.0
Target Mean Price 20.83333
Target Median Price 16.5
Total Cash 2,210,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.122
Total Debt 108,971,000
Total Revenue 128,761,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.15
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.012437811
Trailing Eps -2.41
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.3242
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.4741993
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.11064074
Type Disp Equity
Volume 152,299
Website https://www.limoneira.com
Zip 93,060