According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best farming stocks to buy right now are:
1. Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM)
The Component Grade breakdown for Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.
Cal Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 35 points higher than the farm industry average of 26.
CALM passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cal Maine Foods has seen its stock return 63.8% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 86 percentage points.
Cal Maine Foods has an average 1 year
price target of $98.50, an upside of 2.2% from Cal Maine Foods's current stock price of $96.38.
Cal Maine Foods stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Cal Maine Foods, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP)
The Component Grade breakdown for Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 23 points higher than the farm industry average of 26.
FDP passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fresh Del Monte Produce has seen its stock return 48.44% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 71 percentage points.
3. Dole (NYSE:DOLE)
Dole (NYSE:DOLE) is the #3 top farm stock out of 22 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Dole (NYSE:DOLE) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Dole (NYSE:DOLE) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 10 points higher than the farm industry average of 26.
DOLE passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dole has seen its stock return 16.38% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 39 percentage points.