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Avocado supplier Mission Produce hits more than 4-month high after upbeat results

BUZZ-Avocado supplier Mission Produce hits more than 4-month high after upbeat results 

** Shares of avocado supplier Mission Produce Inc AVO.O were up 4.5% on Wed and hit a more than 4-mo high of $14.22 after it reported Q3 rev and EPS that beat Wall Street estimates

** Total rev for the qtr ended July 31 rose to $450.0 mln, surpassing analyst expectations of $367.5 mln, per LSEG data

** On an adj basis, Mission earned 18c/shr, also above the consensus estimate of 12c/shr

** The rev increase was driven by a 38% rise in avocado volumes, helped by its recent acquisition of Calavo Growers

** The median 12-mo PT on the stock is $16.50; the stock was last at $13.45

** Including the session move, AVO is up about 16% YTD, compared with a roughly 13% gain in the Nasdaq .IXIC


(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch )

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