Director Bruce C. Taylor buys $3.2 million of Mission Produce, Inc. (AVO)

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In January 2016, when bank stocks were falling, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bought 500,000 JPMorgan shares with his own money, worth about $26 million. His Form 4 made the purchase public within days, and investors read it as a strong sign of confidence.

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Director Bruce C. Taylor buys $3.2 million of Mission Produce, Inc. (AVO)

Bruce C. Taylor, director, bought $3.2 million of stock. WallStPal Score 62.

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Bruce C. Taylor, director of Mission Produce, Inc., bought 286,410 shares on the open market on June 17, 2026 at an average of $11.27 a share, for a total of $3.2 million. The purchase was reported to the SEC on Form 4 on June 22, 2026.

It raised their holding by 61%, to 755,842 shares.

The purchase came after a fall: Mission Produce, Inc. stock was down 7.8% over the 13 weeks before.

2 other insiders also bought at least $10,000 of AVO within 30 days, which makes this a cluster buy.

Bruce C. Taylor last bought AVO on June 16, 2026.

In the 12 months up to this filing, Mission Produce, Inc. insiders reported 9 open-market purchases and 0 sales.

WallStPal Score: 62 out of 100, because of raised their holding by 61%; a large purchase; 2 other insiders also bought.

What happened next: after 1 month the stock was up 18.5% (16.7 points better than the S&P 500); after 3 months the stock was up 9.9% (6.9 points better than the S&P 500). Based on weekly prices from the week of the purchase.

Source: SEC Form 4 filing ↗. This story was written automatically from the filing and weekly price data. Information, not investment advice.

Examples

Big insider purchases have made news before. In January 2016, with bank stocks falling, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bought 500,000 JPMorgan shares, about $26 million of his own money, and the purchase was widely reported as a sign of confidence.

Explain it like I'm 13

Bruce C. Taylor helps run Mission Produce, Inc.. Spending $3.2 million of their own money on the company's stock is like a coach buying a big stack of tickets to their own team's games: it suggests they think the team will do well. It is not a promise, and insiders can be wrong.

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