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. Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF)
The Component Grade breakdown for Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.
Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 7 points higher than the farm industry average of 32.
VFF passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Village Farms International has seen its stock return 403.18% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 412 percentage points.
2. Dole (NYSE:DOLE)
Dole (NYSE:DOLE) is the #2 top farm stock out of 20 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Dole (NYSE:DOLE) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -6 points lower than the farm industry average of 32.
DOLE passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dole has seen its stock lose -3.92% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 5 percentage points.
3. Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL)
The Component Grade breakdown for Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 18 points higher than the farm industry average of 32.
VITL passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vital Farms has seen its stock lose -1.51% over the past year, overperforming other farm stocks by 8 percentage points.
Vital Farms has an average 1 year
price target of $53.00, an upside of 62.08% from Vital Farms's current stock price of $32.70.
Vital Farms stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Vital Farms, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.