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AVO Mission Produce (AVO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Agriculture · Agricultural services · CIK 0001802974
Cluster · 4 insidersForm 144 · 3
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
127
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about AVO

Insiders, 180 days
+$42.0M net bought
4 buyers · 2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$3.3M
3 notices

Mission Produce insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Mission Produce, Inc. insiders bought a net $42.0M of stock across 156 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 4 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-10-13 SECtraded 2026-10-12
22,026
$247.1K
-2.3%
Context
  • 37 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 36 sales), the last on Oct 9, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.3% of the 7,026,165 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 127 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Gonzalez Luis A bought about $247.1K of AVO on Oct 12, 2026; 127 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-10-13 SECtraded 2026-10-09
29,996
$347.7K
-2.3%
Context
  • 36 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (36 sales), the last on Jan 2, 2025.
  • The trade is 0.4% of the 7,004,139 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 127 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Gonzalez Luis A bought about $347.7K of AVO on Oct 9, 2026; 127 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Executive Chairman
SELL
2026-09-25 SECtraded 2026-09-24
10,391
$135.1K
-10.2%
Context
  • 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 15 sales), the last on Sep 21, 2026.
  • +19.6% median (+19.6% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.6% of the 1,684,794 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 127 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Executive Chairman Barnard Stephen J sold about $135.1K of AVO on Sep 24, 2026; 127 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Executive Chairman
SELL
2026-09-25 SECtraded 2026-09-24
11,255
$146.3K
-10.2%
Context
  • 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 15 sales), the last on Sep 21, 2026.
  • +19.6% median (+19.6% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.7% of the 1,684,794 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 127 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Executive Chairman Barnard Stephen J sold about $146.3K of AVO on Sep 24, 2026; 127 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Executive Chairman
SELL
2026-09-23 SECtraded 2026-09-21
54,332
$706.9K
-9.2%
Context
  • 15 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 13 sales), the last on Sep 18, 2026.
  • +19.6% median (+19.6% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 3.2% of the 1,695,185 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 127 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Executive Chairman Barnard Stephen J sold about $706.9K of AVO on Sep 21, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 127 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
156 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$42.0M over 180 days
-$2.6M over 90 days · +$32.0M of it by a 10%+ holder
the highest in all 58 companies we track
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
127 funds bought in last quarter
more than 93% of all 58 companies we track
Revenue
+12.7% year over year
more than 85% of all 58 companies we track
Margin
2.7% net margin
more than 74% of all 58 companies we track
Buybacks
$9.4M repurchased, FY to 2026-07-31
more than 50% of all 58 companies we track
Short interest
10.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 5.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 91% of all 58 companies we track
The situation: each line is one rule over one dataset
4 insiders bought a net $42.0M while the stock fell 18% over six months, but 3 Form 144 notices ($3.3M) are queued to sell.
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 13Director Gonzalez Luis A bought $594.8K (2 trades, Oct 9 to Oct 12)

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-0.8%12M
-15%-0%+15%+29%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-07-08 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $9.2M2026-07-06 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $8.3M2026-07-09 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $7.9M2026-01-15 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $7.5M2026-07-07 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $6.6M2026-01-15 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $4.0M2026-01-16 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $4.0M2026-01-16 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $4.0M2026-01-20 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $3.8M2026-06-15 · Taylor Bruce C. bought $3.4M2026-06-17 · Taylor Bruce C. bought $3.2M2026-01-21 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $3.1M2026-03-16 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $2.1M2026-06-12 · Taylor Bruce C. bought $1.7M2025-12-23 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $1.3M2026-06-15 · Pack Jay A bought $1.3M2025-12-31 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $1.2M2025-12-30 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $1.1M2026-01-02 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $1.0M2026-01-22 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $990.1K2026-06-15 · Pack Jay A bought $882.6K2025-11-06 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $861.7K2026-06-23 · Taylor Bruce C. bought $790.7K2026-09-21 · Barnard Stephen J sold $741.9K2026-01-05 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $741.5K2026-09-21 · Barnard Stephen J sold $706.9K2025-12-29 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $693.2K2025-11-04 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $573.5K2026-03-13 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $485.7K2026-06-30 · Pack Jay A bought $484.0K2026-09-14 · Barnard Stephen J sold $452.8K2026-09-18 · Barnard Stephen J sold $439.7K2026-09-14 · Barnard Stephen J sold $412.7K2026-10-09 · Gonzalez Luis A bought $347.7K2026-06-22 · Taylor Bruce C. bought $337.6K2025-11-11 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $323.4K2026-06-11 · Pack Jay A bought $278.8K2026-10-12 · Gonzalez Luis A bought $247.1K2026-09-11 · Barnard Stephen J sold $196.5K2025-12-24 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $178.2K2026-01-08 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $163.6K2025-12-26 · Globalharvest Holdings Venture Ltd bought $159.2K2026-09-14 · Stephen J. Barnard filed to sell $1.3M2026-09-14 · Stephen J. Barnard filed to sell $1.3M2026-09-11 · Stephen J Barnard filed to sell $653.3K2026-06-29 · Bryan Giles filed to sell $60.7K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns AVO: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
4,775,250 sh
$56.3M
$46.9M

Congress trades in AVO

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

AVO planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Stephen J. Barnard
Filed 2026-09-14
$1.3M
Stephen J. Barnard
Filed 2026-09-14
$1.3M
Stephen J Barnard
Filed 2026-09-11
$653.3K
Bryan Giles
Filed 2026-06-29
$60.7K

AVO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Parvin Hedged Equity Solari World Fund
$152.7K position · as of 2026-05-31
1.1%
Nuance Concentrated Value Fund
$480.5K position · as of 2026-07-31
1.1%
FULLERTHALER BEHAVIORAL MICRO-CAP EQUITY FUND
$277.1K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.9%
Inspire Fidelis Multi Factor ETF
$1.6M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.8%
Nuance Mid Cap Value Fund
$2.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.7%
Heartland Value Fund
$3.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Stephen J. Barnard
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$2.6M
-$477.3K
$1.2M
-29%
+17%
2022
$2.7M
$1.5M
$814.0K
+26%
+36%
2021
$1.3M
$5.0M
$537.5K
+44%
+22%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
4 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $42.0M bought by insiders over 180 days, 127 funds added last quarter, $3.3M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

AVO financials

Revenue growth
+12.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
2.7%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.3B
four quarters, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Net margin, TTM
+0.1%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Free cash flow, TTM
-$2.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Debt to equity
0.52x
long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-07-31; equity 2026-07-31
Cash flow to debt
0.10x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-07-31
Return on equity
+0.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on assets
+0.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on invested capital
n/a
effective tax rate 77%, not meaningful
Return on capital employed
+2.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
294.25x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Enterprise value
$1.4B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-09-01 shares, plus long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-07-31, minus cash 2026-07-31
FCF yield
-0.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -93%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-102024-102023-102022-10
Revenue$1.4B$1.2B$953.9M$1.0B
Gross profit$160.7M$152.5M$83.3M$89.8M
Operating income$65.2M$65.7M$6.9M-$37.2M
Net income$37.7M$36.7M-$2.8M-$34.6M
EPS (diluted)0.530.52-0.04-0.49
Operating cash flow$88.6M$93.4M$29.2M$35.2M
Cash$64.8M$58.0M$42.9M$52.8M
Long-term debt$92.8M$110.7M$148.6M$136.9M
Buybacks$6.1M$0$600.0K$0
Dividends paidn/an/an/a$0
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

AVO Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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AVO ranks highest on insider conviction (96th percentile) and growth (83rd), and lowest on financial health (42nd), among Agriculture peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
49
Inputs
  • Return on equity+0.2% · 43 pct, universe of 3,863
  • Return on assets+0.1% · 48 pct, universe of 4,810
  • Return on invested capitaleffective tax rate 77%, not meaningful
  • Return on capital employed+2.1% · 55 pct, universe of 3,236
Financial health
42
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.52x · 43 pct, universe of 3,589
  • Cash flow to debt0.10x · 41 pct, universe of 3,315
Growth
83
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+12.7% · 83 pct, sector of 31
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
96
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$42.0M · 99 pct, universe of 3,403
  • Insider buyers, 180d4 · 94 pct, universe of 3,445
Institutional and government
63
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter127 · 63 pct, universe of 4,971
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
51
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+10.2% · 9 pct, sector of 34
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+3.0% · 92 pct, universe of 3,661
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

AVO filings, in plain words

Are Mission Produce insiders buying or selling AVO?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Mission Produce insiders were net buyers, a net $42.0M: $45.3M of purchases and $3.3M of sales reported on Form 4, by 4 buyers and 2 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of AVO?

Yes. 3 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $3.3M of stock; the latest, by Stephen J. Barnard, was filed 2026-09-14.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Mission Produce insiders were net buyers of AVO, a net $42.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 4 buyers and 2 sellers. Most of that figure, $32.0M, came from a holder of 10% or more rather than an officer or director. Purchases outweighed sales more than tenfold by value. 4 insiders reported purchases in that window. None of the 10 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 3 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $3.3M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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