Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTTrey ThoelckeWed, June 24, 2026 at 2:20 PM GMT+2 4 min readQuick ReadTwo directors bought 705,000 shares of Mission Produce near its $10 52-week low as covering analysts maintain Buy ratings targeting $16.50.Management guided for $84M to $88M in H2 EBITDA and targets more than $25M in Calavo synergies, though $350M in new term loan debt raises integration risk.CEO John Pawlowski declared supply conditions improved and pricing is recovering after a Q2 EPS miss of 270% versus estimates.Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and Mission Produce didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.The smart money on Mission Produce (NASDAQ: AVO) is unambiguously bullish, and the signal is coming from inside the boardroom. Two directors stepped into the open market in the days after a brutal Q2 FY2026 earnings miss, and sell-side analysts covering the name are uniformly positive with price targets well above the current quote.SEE D JAN / Getty ImagesThe conviction shows up across three independent data points. First, the analyst panel tracked by Alpha Vantage assigns Mission Produce four Buy ratings and no Holds or Sells, with a consensus price target of $16.50 against a current price of $11.71 as of June 23, 2026. Freedom Broker analyst Balzhan Tleuzhanova raised the price target from $15.00 to $16.00 on June 10, 2026, maintaining a Buy rating following the report.Second, the open-market insider buying is concentrated, large, and timed to the post-earnings drawdown. Director Bruce C. Taylor purchased 155,842 shares at $11.16 and 10,000 shares at $11.14 on June 12, 300,000 shares at $11.29 on June 15, and 13,590 shares at $11.40 on June 16. Director Jay A. Pack bought 25,281 shares at $11.03 and 12,169 shares at $11.04 on June 11, then 77,831 and 110,719 shares at $11.34 on June 15. Combined, the two directors deployed capital across eight separate purchases over a six-day window totaling 705,432 shares. Compare that to CEO John Pawlowski's prior disposition of 7,286 shares at $14.44 on April 5, 2026: insiders sold higher and are now buying lower.Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and Mission Produce didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.Third, the price action confirms the market has begun to credit the recovery thesis. From the filing-day close of $10.11 on June 8, the stock has run 15.83% to $11.71 through June 23, while the broader market drifted lower over the same window.The headline disconnect is striking. As mentioned, Mission Produce trades at $11.71 against a sell-side target of $16.50, though media coverage cites a broader $15 to $18 analyst range. The 50-day and 200-day moving averages are $11.27 and $11.90, respectively, meaning the stock is still trading below trend despite the bounce.Terms and Privacy PolicyPrivacy & Cookie SettingsMore Info