NYSE:AVD American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4.27 +0.02 (+0.47%) As of 10:08 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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$4.20▼$4.2850-Day Range$3.45▼$5.2352-Week Range$3.28▼$12.67Volume10,337 shsAverage Volume279,075 shsMarket Capitalization$122.92 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield0.70%Price Target$14.00Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewAmerican 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™ Stocks66th Percentile Overall ScoreAVD MarketRank™: American Vanguard scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 97th out of 186 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 received no research coverage 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 -4.11, 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 -4.11, 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 0.33. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about American Vanguard's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.82% of the float of American Vanguard has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmerican Vanguard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American Vanguard has recently decreased by 5.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldAmerican Vanguard has a dividend yield of 0.70%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.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 Shorted2.82% of the float of American Vanguard has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmerican Vanguard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American Vanguard has recently decreased by 5.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentAmerican Vanguard has a news sentiment score of 1.65. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for AVD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, American Vanguard insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders10.10% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.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 enters agreement with ex-CEO WintemuteApril 23, 2025 | investing.comAmerican Vanguard misses NYSE filing deadlineApril 6, 2025 | investing.comShocking AI play that’s beats Nvidia by a country mileYou’ve seen the headlines about Nvidia. Now Tim Sykes is sounding the alarm — because what CEO Jensen Huang is about to announce could change the AI market once again. Experts already predict the total addressable market could climb past $20 trillion. But Sykes believes most investors have missed what’s coming next. He’s tracking a new shift — and says the biggest gains are still ahead.May 5, 2025 | Timothy Sykes (Ad)American Vanguard Faces NYSE Noncompliance NoticeApril 4, 2025 | tipranks.comAmerican Vanguard (AVD) Faces NYSE Non-Compliance for Late 2024 10-K FilingApril 4, 2025 | gurufocus.comAmerican Vanguard Receives NYSE Notice Regarding Delayed 10-K FilingApril 4, 2025 | businesswire.comAmerican Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) Q4 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptMarch 15, 2025 | msn.comAmerican Vanguard Corp (AVD) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with ...March 15, 2025 | gurufocus.comSee More Headlines AVD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AVD shares performed this year? American Vanguard's stock was trading at $4.63 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AVD stock has decreased by 8.5% and is now trading at $4.2350. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were American Vanguard's earnings last quarter? American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 9th. The basic materials company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.01. The basic materials company earned $135.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $141.20 million. American Vanguard had a negative net margin of 5.22% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.45%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are American Vanguard's major shareholders? American Vanguard's top institutional investors include Pullen Investment Management LLC (0.84%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.13%), Cerity Partners LLC (0.04%) and CWM LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Keith M Rosenbloom, Eric G Wintemute, Ulrich Trogele, Timothy Donnelly, David` T Johnson, 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 Earnings5/09/2024Today5/05/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/08/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry Agricultural chemicals Sub-IndustryFertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals Current SymbolNYSE:AVD CIK5981 Webwww.american-vanguard.com Phone(949) 260-1200Fax949-260-1214Employees800Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$14.00 High Stock Price Target$14.00 Low Stock Price Target$14.00 Potential Upside/Downside+230.6%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($1.03) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$7.52 million Net Margins-5.22% Pretax Margin-6.38% Return on Equity-3.45% Return on Assets-1.57% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.55 Current Ratio1.89 Quick Ratio0.79 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$553.84 million Price / Sales0.22 Cash Flow$0.87 per share Price / Cash Flow4.85 Book Value$12.87 per share Price / Book0.33Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares28,788,000Free Float25,880,000Market Cap$121.92 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.03 Social Links 5G Stocks: The Path Forward is ProfitableEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's guide to investing in 5G and which 5G stocks show the most promise. 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