American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) Shares Sold by Nuveen Asset Management LLC

Nuveen Asset Management LLC decreased its stake in American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD - Free Report) by 62.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 100,353 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 163,976 shares during the quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.35% of American Vanguard worth $465,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Topline Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in American Vanguard in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,758,000. Millennium Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of American Vanguard during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,666,000. CastleKnight Management LP acquired a new position in shares of American Vanguard in the 4th quarter valued at $1,368,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its holdings in American Vanguard by 63.9% during the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 444,574 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $2,058,000 after buying an additional 173,349 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of American Vanguard by 264.8% during the 4th quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 193,846 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $898,000 after acquiring an additional 140,709 shares in the last quarter. 79.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Vanguard Stock Up 4.3%

American Vanguard stock opened at $4.86 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.83. American Vanguard Co. has a 12 month low of $3.28 and a 12 month high of $9.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $139.91 million, a PE ratio of -4.72 and a beta of 1.24. 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 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.

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