American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) Shares Bought by Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC

Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC increased its position in shares of American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD - Free Report) by 264.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 193,846 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 140,709 shares during the quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC owned about 0.67% of American Vanguard worth $898,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of American Vanguard in the fourth quarter worth $107,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in American Vanguard by 20.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 298,898 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,584,000 after buying an additional 50,230 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in American Vanguard by 59.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 73,112 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $388,000 after purchasing an additional 27,229 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in American Vanguard by 133.0% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,575 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 3,753 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in American Vanguard by 23.2% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 64,072 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $297,000 after purchasing an additional 12,057 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.04% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Lake Street Capital set a $14.00 target price on shares of American Vanguard in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st.

American Vanguard Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of NYSE AVD traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $4.35. The company's stock had a trading volume of 27,291 shares, compared to its average volume of 270,146. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $4.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 0.79. American Vanguard Co. has a 1 year low of $3.28 and a 1 year high of $9.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $125.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.22 and a beta of 1.24.

American Vanguard Company Profile

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.