Roth Capital Has Negative Estimate for Limoneira Q2 Earnings

Limoneira (NASDAQ:LMNR) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Limoneira in a report released on Monday, March 24th. Roth Capital analyst G. Sweeney now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.09. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Limoneira’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.71 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on LMNR. Lake Street Capital decreased their target price on Limoneira from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 13th. StockNews.com raised shares of Limoneira to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday.

Limoneira Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LMNR opened at $17.56 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $21.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $24.59. The company has a market cap of $316.87 million, a PE ratio of 46.21 and a beta of 0.46. Limoneira has a twelve month low of $17.12 and a twelve month high of $29.22.

Limoneira Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Limoneira’s dividend payout ratio is currently 73.17%.

Limoneira announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, March 17th that authorizes the company to buyback $30.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 8.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Limoneira

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LMNR. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of Limoneira by 3,345.9% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 2,476 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in shares of Limoneira by 77.5% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 1,127 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of Limoneira by 14.3% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,486 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,000 after buying an additional 436 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in Limoneira by 20.1% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,924 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,000 after buying an additional 1,160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Limoneira by 27.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,000 after acquiring an additional 1,981 shares during the period. 64.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Limoneira Company Profile

Limoneira Company operates as an agribusiness and real estate development company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three divisions: Agribusiness, Rental Operations, and Real Estate Development. It grows, processes, packs, markets, and sells lemons. The company also grows avocado, oranges, and specialty citrus and other crops, including Moro blood oranges, Cara Cara oranges, Valencia oranges, Minneola tangelos, Star Ruby grapefruit, pummelos, and wine grapes.