Roth Capital Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Limoneira

Limoneira (NASDAQ:LMNR) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Limoneira in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 24th. Roth Capital analyst G. Sweeney now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.00 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Limoneira to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday. Lake Street Capital dropped their price objective on Limoneira from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 13th.

Limoneira Stock Performance

Shares of LMNR stock opened at $17.56 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $21.46 and a 200-day moving average of $24.59. Limoneira has a one year low of $17.12 and a one year high of $29.22. The stock has a market cap of $316.87 million, a PE ratio of 46.21 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.69.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Limoneira

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in Limoneira by 14.3% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,486 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Limoneira by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 25,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $625,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC raised its position in Limoneira by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 16,279 shares of the company’s stock valued at $398,000 after buying an additional 617 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in Limoneira by 77.5% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in Limoneira by 20.1% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,000 after acquiring an additional 1,160 shares in the last quarter. 64.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Limoneira announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, March 17th that allows the company to repurchase $30.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 8.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Limoneira Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.075 dividend. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Limoneira’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 73.17%.

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.