American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD) is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemical products for crop protection, turf and ornamental care, and public health pest control. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, the company offers a portfolio of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and rodenticides designed for use across agricultural, turf and urban pest management applications. Its research and development efforts focus on novel chemistries and formulation technologies that address emerging pest resistance and regulatory requirements.

The company’s product lines include emulsifiable concentrates, wettable powders, granular formulations, baits and liquid concentrates sold under proprietary brand names. Key offerings target a broad spectrum of agronomic pests—such as soil-borne insects, foliar chewing and sucking pests, grass and broadleaf weeds—and urban pests including mosquitoes and rodents. American Vanguard also provides specialty adjuvants and application aids to enhance product efficacy and support integrated pest management programs.

American Vanguard serves customers through a combination of direct sales forces and independent distributors across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia‐Pacific and select African markets. The company operates manufacturing and formulation facilities in the United States and Europe, and maintains global distribution networks to ensure product availability and regulatory compliance in each region. Support services include technical training, field trial programs and customized product stewardship advice.

Founded in 1973 and publicly traded since 2009, American Vanguard has grown through a blend of internal innovation and strategic acquisitions, including specialty crop protection lines from major agrochemical companies. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Saltwick, under whose tenure American Vanguard has emphasized sustainable product development, expanded global reach and strengthened its position in niche market segments.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.05 to $2.19
• 50-Day Range: $2.14 to $3.17
• 52-Week Range: $2.05 to $5.92
• Volume: 335,278 shs
• Average Volume: 201,281 shs
• Market Capitalization: $62.10 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

American Vanguard Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Vanguard scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 196th out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

American Vanguard has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Vanguard has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Vanguard is -1.11, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Vanguard is -1.11, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Vanguard has a P/B Ratio of 0.31. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.64% of the float of American Vanguard has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Vanguard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.05, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Vanguard has recently decreased by 18.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

American Vanguard does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

American Vanguard does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.36

News Sentiment

American Vanguard has a news sentiment score of -0.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for American Vanguard this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for AVD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added American Vanguard to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $67,500.00 in company stock, which represents 0.1087% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Vanguard insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $67,500.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.60% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.00% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 8/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AVD
• CIK: 5981
• Web: www.american-vanguard.com
• Phone: (949) 260-1200
• Fax: 949-260-1214
• Employees: 800
• Year Founded: 1969

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.90)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$49.88 million
• Net Margins: -10.70%
• Pretax Margin: -8.25%
• Return on Equity: -8.83%
• Return on Assets: -2.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.39
• Current Ratio: 2.32
• Quick Ratio: 1.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $515.11 million
• Price / Sales: 0.12
• Cash Flow: $0.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.72
• Book Value: $6.76 per share
• Price / Book: 0.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,500,000
• Free Float: 27,004,000
• Market Cap: $62.10 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.43