American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

American Vanguard Corporation, doing business primarily through its AMVAC subsidiary, develops, manufactures and markets specialty agricultural products. The company’s portfolio includes crop protection products such as insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, nematicides and soil fumigants designed to help growers manage pests, weeds and plant diseases.

In addition to crop protection, American Vanguard serves the professional and consumer markets for turf and ornamental care, golf course management, pest control and public health. Its products are used in agricultural and nonagricultural settings to support plant health, pest management and disease control.

Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Newport Beach, California, American Vanguard sells its products in the United States and international markets. The company’s operations include research and development, product registration, manufacturing, formulation and distribution, allowing it to serve growers and other customers across multiple geographies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.81 to $1.05
• 50-Day Range: $0.82 to $2.39
• 52-Week Range: $0.81 to $5.55
• Volume: 2.53 million shs
• Average Volume: 513,056 shs
• Market Capitalization: $25.50 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 17% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 211th out of 229 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: 0.5 / 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 received no research coverage 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 -0.41, 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 -0.41, 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 0.16. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.08% 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 0.91, 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 1.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

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: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.31

News Sentiment

American Vanguard has a news sentiment score of -0.31. 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 0.40 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for American Vanguard this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Vanguard insiders have sold 2,983.55% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $39,710.00 in company stock and sold $1,224,476.00 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: 11/09/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• 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: 739
• 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: -11.99%
• Pretax Margin: -11.56%
• Return on Equity: -16.57%
• Return on Assets: -4.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.62
• Current Ratio: 2.02
• Quick Ratio: 1.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $515.11 million
• Price / Sales: 0.05
• Cash Flow: $0.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.78
• Book Value: $5.52 per share
• Price / Book: 0.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,550,000
• Free Float: 27,849,000
• Market Cap: $25.50 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.56