NYSE:AVD American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4.23 +0.37 (+9.59%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.27 +0.04 (+0.95%) As of 08/1/2025 07:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About American Vanguard Stock (NYSE:AVD) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get American Vanguard alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$3.62▼$4.3750-Day Range$3.37▼$4.9552-Week Range$3.28▼$8.91Volume601,195 shsAverage Volume240,275 shsMarket Capitalization$119.40 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$12.00Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. It manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil health, plant nutrition, molluscicides, growth regulators, soil fumigants, and biorationals in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. The company also markets, sells, and distributes end-use chemical and biological products for crop applications; and distributes chemicals for turf and ornamental markets. It distributes its products through national distribution companies, and buying groups or co-operatives; and through sales offices, sales force executives, sales agents, and wholly owned distributors. American Vanguard Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Read More American Vanguard Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks55th Percentile Overall ScoreAVD MarketRank™: American Vanguard scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 100th out of 184 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingAmerican Vanguard has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmerican Vanguard has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about American Vanguard's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of American Vanguard is -0.95, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of American Vanguard is -0.95, 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 RatioAmerican Vanguard has a P/B Ratio of 0.52. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted3.22% of the outstanding shares of American Vanguard have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmerican Vanguard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American Vanguard has recently increased by 0.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldAmerican Vanguard does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAmerican Vanguard does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Read more about American Vanguard's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted3.22% of the outstanding shares of American Vanguard have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmerican Vanguard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American Vanguard has recently increased by 0.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.52 News SentimentAmerican Vanguard has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for American Vanguard this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 3 people have searched for AVD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added American Vanguard to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, American Vanguard insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $9,340.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 7.60% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions79.04% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about American Vanguard's insider trading history. Receive AVD Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for American Vanguard and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AVD Stock News HeadlinesAmerican Vanguard (AVD) Q2 Loss Down 93%4 hours ago | fool.comAmerican Vanguard Corp (AVD) Q2 2025 Earnings: EPS of $(0. ...August 1 at 5:52 PM | gurufocus.comThis Social Security Shift Could Boost Benefits by 400%If you currently collect Social Security—or plan to in the future—this may be one of the most important updates you'll ever see. A new initiative, linked to President Trump's Executive Order #14196, has the potential to do more than just protect Social Security from collapse... According to renowned investor Louis Navellier, it could increase benefits by as much as 400%.August 2 at 2:00 AM | InvestorPlace (Ad)Q2 2025 American Vanguard Corp Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 31 at 12:41 AM | gurufocus.comAmerican Vanguard Announces Date of Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Webcast Conference CallJuly 30 at 12:24 PM | businesswire.comAmerican Vanguard Should Recover Its Cyclical Margins, And It's A BuyJuly 23, 2025 | seekingalpha.comAmerican Vanguard Corporation (AVD) - Yahoo FinanceJuly 11, 2025 | nz.finance.yahoo.comAVD - American Vanguard Corp News - MorningstarJuly 9, 2025 | morningstar.comMSee More Headlines AVD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AVD shares performed this year? American Vanguard's stock was trading at $4.63 at the start of the year. Since then, AVD shares have decreased by 8.6% and is now trading at $4.23. How were American Vanguard's earnings last quarter? American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The basic materials company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.11) by $0.08. The basic materials company earned $129.31 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $130 million. American Vanguard had a negative net margin of 23.72% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.41%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are American Vanguard's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of American Vanguard include Pullen Investment Management LLC (1.14%), SummerHaven Investment Management LLC (0.35%), Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.07%) and Williams & Novak LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Keith M Rosenbloom, Eric G Wintemute, Douglas Kaye, Ulrich Trogele, Patrick E Gottschalk, Peter Eilers and Steven D Macicek. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of American Vanguard? Shares of AVD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of American Vanguard own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Vanguard investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO) and First Solar (FSLR). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/31/2025Today8/02/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry CHEM - SPECIALTY Sub-IndustryFertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals Current SymbolNYSE:AVD CIK5981 Webwww.american-vanguard.com Phone(949) 260-1200Fax949-260-1214Employees800Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for American Vanguard$12.00 High Price Target$12.00 Low Price Target$12.00 Potential Upside/Downside+183.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($4.47) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$126.34 million Net Margins-23.72% Pretax Margin-24.92% Return on Equity-25.41% Return on Assets-9.88% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.74 Current Ratio1.77 Quick Ratio0.91 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$527.96 million Price / Sales0.23 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$8.07 per share Price / Book0.52Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares28,228,000Free Float26,083,000Market Cap$119.40 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.21 Social Links (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketLooking to profit from the electric vehicle mega-trend? 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