NYSE:AVD American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4.66 +0.12 (+2.64%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.65 -0.01 (-0.21%) As of 08/8/2025 04:10 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$4.60▼$4.7650-Day Range$3.37▼$4.9552-Week Range$3.28▼$6.68Volume172,251 shsAverage Volume299,608 shsMarket Capitalization$132.48 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™ Stocks58th Percentile Overall ScoreAVD MarketRank™: American Vanguard scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 95th out of 185 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 -1.04, 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 -1.04, 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 0.57. 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 Shorted3.20% 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 StrengthN/A Dividend YieldAmerican Vanguard does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAmerican Vanguard does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted3.20% 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 Media2.5 / 5News Sentiment0.50 News SentimentAmerican Vanguard has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 Follows2 people have added American Vanguard to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 Q2 Moves In The Right DirectionAugust 7 at 2:00 AM | seekingalpha.comVanguard Group Inc's Strategic Acquisition of American Vanguard Corp SharesAugust 4, 2025 | gurufocus.comThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? Don't make him laugh. 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American Vanguard's stock was trading at $4.63 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AVD shares have increased by 0.6% and is now trading at $4.66. How were American Vanguard's earnings last quarter? American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The basic materials company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.11) by $0.08. The basic materials company earned $129.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $130 million. American Vanguard had a negative net margin of 23.72% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.21%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are American Vanguard's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of American Vanguard include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.25%), Pullen Investment Management LLC (1.14%), SummerHaven Investment Management LLC (0.35%) and Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.10%). 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 Earnings7/31/2025Today8/09/2025Fiscal 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+157.5%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-22.38% Return on Equity-26.21% Return on Assets-9.97% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.82 Current Ratio1.91 Quick Ratio1.00 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$547.31 million Price / Sales0.24 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$8.12 per share Price / Book0.57Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares28,430,000Free Float26,270,000Market Cap$132.48 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.23 Social Links The Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025Discover the 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025 and secure reliable income in uncertain markets. 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