Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (FDP) Stock Analysis
Consumer Defensive · Farm Products
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $28.56: Quality below floor (2.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10 and A.R:R 6.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.76; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Fresh Del Monte is a vertically integrated producer, marketer, and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables under the Del Monte brand in 80+ countries. North America accounts for 58% of net sales, with bananas (34%), fresh-cut produce (20%), and pineapples (16%)... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $28.56: Quality below floor (2.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10 and A.R:R 6.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.76; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 50d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-10Recent Developments — Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Fresh Del Monte Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend for Shareholders - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail positive
- NEWS Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (NYSE:FDP) Announces $0.30 Quarterly Dividend - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Assessing Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP) Valuation After Steady Share Price Gains - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS FDP (Fresh Del) reports huge Q4 2025 EPS beat, yet shares dip 1.05 percent in today's trading. - Acquisition - Newser — Newser positive
- NEWS Cheap Stocks With Hidden Risks: Fresh Del Monte, Pediatrix, PennyMac Analysis | April 2026 - News and Statistics - Index — IndexBox negative
Generated 2026-06-10T07:51:34Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicNorth America58%10-K Item 1: 'North America is our largest market, accounting for 58% of our net sales in 2025'
- MEDIUMGeographicCosta Rica sourcing34%10-K Item 1: 'Costa Rica is our most significant sourcing location representing approximately 34% of our total sales volume of fresh produce products'
- MEDIUMSupplierone grower in the Philippines10-K Item 1A: 'Approximately 13% of our banana net sales in 2025 were supplied by one grower in the Philippines with whom our contract is set to expire'
- MEDIUMCustomertop 10 customers29%10-K Item 1: 'our top 10 customers accounted for approximately 29% of our net sales'
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $28.56: Quality below floor (2.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10 and A.R:R 6.7:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.76; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $27.29. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $44.20 (+54.8% upside). Prior stop was $27.29. Stop-loss: $27.29.
Concentration risk — Geographic: North America (58.0%); Quality below floor (2.8 < 4.0).
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. trades at a P/E of 19.5 (forward 8.4). TrendMatrix value score: 9.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
5 analysts cover FDP with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $52.
What does Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. do?Fresh Del Monte is a vertically integrated producer, marketer, and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and...
Fresh Del Monte is a vertically integrated producer, marketer, and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables under the Del Monte brand in 80+ countries. North America accounts for 58% of net sales, with bananas (34%), fresh-cut produce (20%), and pineapples (16%) as key revenue categories. Costa Rica is its largest sourcing location, representing 34% of total fresh produce sales volume.