American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

American Vanguard Corporation develops and markets specialty products for agriculture, professional turf and ornamental markets, and commercial and public-health applications. Through its AMVAC business, the company provides crop-protection products, including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, soil fumigants, and plant-growth regulators designed to help manage pests, weeds, diseases, and soil conditions.

The company also offers products used in turf and ornamental plant care, industrial and commercial pest control, and certain animal-health applications. Its portfolio includes both conventional chemical products and biological or biorational solutions, reflecting its focus on integrated approaches to crop and pest management.

American Vanguard was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The company serves customers in the United States and international markets through product registrations, distribution relationships, and operations in multiple regions. Its products are sold to agricultural producers, distributors, pest-control professionals, and other commercial users.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.60 to $1.71
• 50-Day Range: $1.62 to $2.55
• 52-Week Range: $1.60 to $5.55
• Volume: 385,467 shs
• Average Volume: 307,227 shs
• Market Capitalization: $47.70 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

American Vanguard Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Vanguard scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 203rd out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

American Vanguard has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

American Vanguard has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Vanguard is -0.85, 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 -0.85, 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 0.24. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.40% of the float of American Vanguard has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Vanguard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.13, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Vanguard has recently increased by 98.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

American Vanguard does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

American Vanguard does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

American Vanguard has a news sentiment score of 0.95. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for American Vanguard this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added American Vanguard to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Vanguard insiders have sold 2,983.55% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $39,710.00 in company stock and sold $1,224,476.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.60% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.00% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AVD
• CIK: 5981
• Web: www.american-vanguard.com
• Phone: (949) 260-1200
• Fax: 949-260-1214
• Employees: 739
• Year Founded: 1969

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.90)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$49.88 million
• Net Margins: -10.70%
• Pretax Margin: -10.30%
• Return on Equity: -9.05%
• Return on Assets: -2.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.46
• Current Ratio: 2.47
• Quick Ratio: 1.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $510.32 million
• Price / Sales: 0.09
• Cash Flow: $0.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.72
• Book Value: $6.76 per share
• Price / Book: 0.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,501,000
• Free Float: 27,849,000
• Market Cap: $47.70 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.49