LIMONEIRA (LMNR)
Consumer Staples · Agricultural Products · NASDAQ
A diversified, 130-year-old agribusiness specializing in lemon and avocado production, land and water asset monetization, and real estate development.
What LIMONEIRA does
Limoneira Company is a Santa Paula, California-based agribusiness focused on the production, packing, and sale of lemons and avocados, alongside related real estate development and rental operations. The company manages agricultural land and water resources and has transitioned its citrus marketing and sales operations to a partnership with Sunkist Growers. It also maintains a portfolio of residential and commercial rental properties and actively engages in real estate development and land monetization.
Recent developments
The company is executing a monetization strategy for non-strategic land and water assets, including the pending sale of Windfall Farms for $15 million. It has updated fiscal 2026 guidance, raising avocado volume projections while narrowing expectations for lemon volumes. A partnership with Agromin Corporation is underway to develop a commercial-scale organic waste recycling facility at the Limoneira Ranch.
From LIMONEIRA's filing of 2026-09-09.
Themes: agribusiness, land monetization, water rights, specialty citrus, real estate development, organic waste recycling
Fundamentals
- Price$12.05 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$218M as of 2026-08-31 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-18.1% 2025-10-08 close $14.72 → 2026-10-08 close $12.05
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-10.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-8.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.66 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)-25.0% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-4.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.68 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-09-09 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.5%; at least 9 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How LMNR compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 10% 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginbottom 10% 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitybottom 25% 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Not assessable from available data. LMNR paid a dividend in FY2025, but coverage cannot be assessed from the available data (non_positive_net_income, non_positive_operating_cash_flow).
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable operating cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How LIMONEIRA looks technically
LIMONEIRA (LMNR) is trading 10.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 8 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 39, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago. It is 4.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year).
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 10.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -10.0% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $13.30 | $13.30 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $13.39 | $13.39 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 29 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 29 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 15.22. It is the only labelling that fits, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 8 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 8 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 39, with sellers in control | 39.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 38.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($11.55 to $12.91) — its "stochastic" reading is 37 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 36.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 1 session |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $15.43 | $15.43 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 21.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -21.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 4.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +4.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 21.9% below its highest point of the past year | 21.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $35.35 (set on 2007-08-02) | $35.35 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($11.78 to $15.10), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 8% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $13.83 to $13.94. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 8.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 65.9% below its all-time high | -65.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.0% below a resistance level at $12.29 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-12-30, most recently on 2026-04-22. Since 2024-10-08 it has 0 such levels below the current price and 15 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +2.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $10.20 (set on 2009-03-17) | $10.20 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 18.1% above its all-time low | +18.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 83% of the past ~6 months) | 83rd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.41 between its high and its low — about 3.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.41 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $11.42 and $13.30 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $11.42 – $12.36 – $13.30 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.4% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (10.0% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.91× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
4
| Since a doji | 4 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 4 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 3 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 3 sessions ago |
| Since a bullish engulfing | 8 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 8 sessions ago |
| Since a bearish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 6 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | -0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 10.5% below the previous close 20 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 14.94 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -10.5% |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 20.9 percentage points (the stock lost 19.8% while the market gained 1.0%) | -20.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 13.4 percentage points (the stock lost 9.5% while the market gained 3.8%) | -13.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 25.5 percentage points (the stock lost 8.0% while the market gained 17.5%) | -25.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 33.1 percentage points (the stock lost 18.1% while the market gained 15.0%) | -33.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 11% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.3% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -11.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 9% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $13.22 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -8.8% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-09-09 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $12.59 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 22 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
LMNR last closed at $12.05 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 0 prices below its last close and 15 above; the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $12.29 | Resistance | 2.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-30 to 2026-04-22 |
| $12.66 | Resistance | 5.1% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-11-21 to 2026-05-04 |
| $12.93 | Resistance | 7.3% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-07-09 to 2026-08-03 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $15.22.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 17 trading days, since 2026-09-16.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · lagging the market · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.67 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 3 analysts
- Mean price target$20.83 range $15.00 – $31.00; median $16.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-03. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for LMNR
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.08667 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-03
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.1 (-53.6%) from $0.1867, on 2026-08-29, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward25% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on the Sunkist partnership for marketing and sales may limit control and influence financial performance if the partnership underperforms.","Operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations, weather-related risks, and supply/demand volatility.","Significant portion of revenue relies on the fresh market performance of lemons and avocados."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of LMNR's 10-Q filed 2026-06-09 against the prior one filed 2026-03-12.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-06-09) adds: 'In connection with the Sunkist Agreement, lemon revenues are expected to peak in the third and fourth quarters.' as a separate sentence in Agribusiness Summary section.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-03-12) includes language 'coinciding with increased production' after 'peak in the third quarter' which is removed in newer filing.
- Older filing (2026-03-12) states 'Lemon revenues are expected to be lower in the first and second quarters and higher in the third and fourth quarters in connection with the Sunkist Agreement' as a standalone sentence, which is restructured in newer filing.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing changes acreage from 'approximately 2,400 acres of lemons' (older) to 'approximately 2,300 acres of lemons'
- Newer filing changes acreage from '1,600 acres of avocados' (older) to '1,700 acres of avocados'
- Older filing references 'the Sunkist Agreement' in first mention; newer filing uses 'a Commercial Packinghouse License Agreement (the "Sunkist Agreement")' with parenthetical placement of the abbreviation
- Notes:
- Both filings appear truncated at the end of the Real Estate Development Summary section; comparison is limited to complete text available.
- The restructuring of the Sunkist Agreement revenue seasonality discussion represents a wording change rather than substantive content change.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing includes Consolidated Statements of Operations for six months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025 (older filing only shows three months ended January 31, 2026 and 2025)
- Newer filing includes Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for six months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025 (older filing only shows three months ended January 31, 2026 and 2025)
- Newer filing balance sheet dated April 30, 2026 (older filing dated January 31, 2026)
- Newer filing includes impairment of assets line item of $9,324 thousand in three and six month periods (not present in older filing)
- Newer filing includes 'Other operating income' of $1,114 thousand in three and six month periods (not present in older filing)
- Removed:
- Older filing includes comparative balance sheet details at January 31, 2026 which are replaced by April 30, 2026 in newer filing
- Older filing three-month statements of operations show 'Gain on sales of water rights' line item of $1,488 thousand (not present in newer three-month comparison, though present in six-month)
- Older filing shows line item 'Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net' of $73 thousand for three months (newer filing reports 'Loss and expected loss on disposal of assets, net' of $7,821 thousand for three months)
- Reworded:
- Older filing uses 'Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net' language; newer filing uses 'Loss and expected loss on disposal of assets, net' language
- Older filing Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss describes 'Foreign currency translation adjustments' in one line; newer filing splits into 'Foreign currency translation adjustments before reclassification' and 'Foreign currency translation adjustments reclassified to earnings included in other expense (income), net'
- Older filing Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity shows 'Noncontrolling interest adjustment' (singular); newer filing shows 'Noncontrolling interest adjustments' (plural)
- Notes:
- The newer filing (April 30, 2026) presents six-month year-to-date results whereas older filing (January 31, 2026) presents three-month results; this reflects different reporting periods rather than retrospective changes to prior period data
- Balance sheet comparison involves different as-of dates (April 30, 2026 vs. January 31, 2026), making period-over-period line item changes attributable to operational activity rather than restatements
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($11905) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 3 sells ($38681) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 6 sells ($77285) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-10-01. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about LMNR's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding LMNR as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 1,687,943
- Reported value $22,162,697
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
LMNR had 894,529 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
LMNR had 4.93% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.29 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 894,529
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.93%
- Prior settlement (shares) 720,586
- Reported change 24.14%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.29
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Sunkist Growers, Inc.
- Mission Produce (AVO)
- Calavo Growers (CVGW)
- Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP)
- Dole plc (DOLE)
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Frequently asked questions
What does LIMONEIRA (LMNR) do?
Limoneira Company is a Santa Paula, California-based agribusiness focused on the production, packing, and sale of lemons and avocados, alongside related real estate development and rental operations. The company manages agricultural land and water resources and has transitioned its citrus marketing and sales operations to a partnership with Sunkist Growers.
What sector is LIMONEIRA (LMNR) in?
LIMONEIRA (LMNR) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Agricultural Products. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does LMNR pay a dividend?
Yes — LIMONEIRA (LMNR) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.51% and at least 9 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are LIMONEIRA's (LMNR) competitors?
Notable peers of LIMONEIRA (LMNR) include Sunkist Growers, Inc., Mission Produce, Calavo Growers, Fresh Del Monte Produce and Dole plc. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is LIMONEIRA (LMNR) overbought or oversold right now?
LIMONEIRA (LMNR) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on LMNR come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.