3 Reasons AVO is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead

November 19, 2025 at 23:01 PM EST

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Although Mission Produce (currently trading at $11.43 per share) has gained 6.1% over the last six months, it has trailed the S&P 500’s 11.3% return during that period. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

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Why Do We Think Mission Produce Will Underperform?

We're swiping left on Mission Produce for now. Here are three reasons there are better opportunities than AVO and a stock we'd rather own.

1. Fewer Distribution Channels Limit its Ceiling

With $1.43 billion in revenue over the past 12 months, Mission Produce is a small consumer staples company, which sometimes brings disadvantages compared to larger competitors benefiting from economies of scale and negotiating leverage with retailers. On the bright side, it can grow faster because it has a longer list of untapped store chains to sell into.

2. Revenue Projections Show Stormy Skies Ahead

Forecasted revenues by Wall Street analysts signal a company’s potential. Predictions may not always be accurate, but accelerating growth typically boosts valuation multiples and stock prices while slowing growth does the opposite.

Over the next 12 months, sell-side analysts expect Mission Produce’s revenue to drop by 7.1%, a decrease from This projection is underwhelming and indicates its products will face some demand challenges.

3. Low Gross Margin Reveals Weak Structural Profitability

At StockStory, we prefer high gross margin businesses because they indicate pricing power or differentiated products, giving the company a chance to generate higher operating profits.

Mission Produce has bad unit economics for a consumer staples company, signaling it operates in a competitive market and lacks pricing power because its products can be substituted. As you can see below, it averaged a 11.1% gross margin over the last two years. Said differently, for every $100 in revenue, a chunky $88.87 went towards paying for raw materials, production of goods, transportation, and distribution. Mission Produce Trailing 12-Month Gross Margin

Final Judgment

We cheer for all companies serving everyday consumers, but in the case of Mission Produce, we’ll be cheering from the sidelines. With its shares trailing the market in recent months, the stock trades at 17.3× forward P/E (or $11.43 per share). At this valuation, there’s a lot of good news priced in - we think there are better stocks to buy right now. We’d suggest looking at one of Charlie Munger’s all-time favorite businesses.

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