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American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$4.23 +0.37 (+9.59%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$4.27 +0.04 (+0.95%)
As of 08/1/2025 07:42 PM Eastern
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About American Vanguard Stock (NYSE:AVD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$3.62
$4.37
50-Day Range
$3.37
$4.95
52-Week Range
$3.28
$8.91
Volume
601,195 shs
Average Volume
240,275 shs
Market Capitalization
$119.40 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$12.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

American Vanguard Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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55th Percentile Overall Score

AVD 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.

  • Consensus Rating

    American 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 Coverage

    American 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.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The 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. Sector

    The 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 Ratio

    American 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.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.22% of the outstanding shares of American Vanguard have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    American Vanguard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in American Vanguard has recently increased by 0.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.22% of the outstanding shares of American Vanguard have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    American Vanguard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in American Vanguard has recently increased by 0.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    American 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 Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for American Vanguard this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 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 Follows

    Only 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.
  • 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 $9,340.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 7.60% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    79.04% 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.
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AVD Stock News Headlines

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Q2 2025 American Vanguard Corp Earnings Call Transcript
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AVD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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
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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.
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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.

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 Earnings
7/31/2025
Today
8/02/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - SPECIALTY
Sub-Industry
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:AVD
CIK
5981
Employees
800
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$12.00
Low Price Target
$12.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+183.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($4.47)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net 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 Ratio
0.74
Current Ratio
1.77
Quick Ratio
0.91

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$527.96 million
Price / Sales
0.23
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$8.07 per share
Price / Book
0.52

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
28,228,000
Free Float
26,083,000
Market Cap
$119.40 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.21

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This page (NYSE:AVD) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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