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American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$6.00
-0.13 (-2.12%)
(As of 11:48 AM ET)
Today's Range
$5.96
$6.17
50-Day Range
$5.12
$9.62
52-Week Range
$4.95
$14.28
Volume
73,383 shs
Average Volume
250,926 shs
Market Capitalization
$167.91 million
P/E Ratio
23.08
Dividend Yield
2.00%
Price Target
$16.67

American Vanguard MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
178.7% Upside
$16.67 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
3.11% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
N/A
News Sentiment
1.39mentions of American Vanguard in the last 14 days
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Acquiring Shares
$938,205 Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
1,850.00%
From $0.02 to $0.39 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.94 out of 5 stars

Basic Materials Sector

2nd out of 179 stocks

Agricultural Chemicals Industry

1st out of 9 stocks

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About American Vanguard Stock (NYSE:AVD)

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.

AVD Stock Price History

AVD Stock News Headlines

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American Vanguard Withdraws Dacthal Registration
AVD Sep 2024 10.000 call
AVD Feb 2025 10.000 put
Why Is American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Down 28% Today?
American Vanguard Reports Q2 2024 Results
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Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend
6/26/2024
Dividend Payable
7/10/2024
Last Earnings
8/08/2024
Today
9/16/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/13/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Agricultural chemicals
Sub-Industry
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
CUSIP
03037110
CIK
5981
Employees
845
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$16.67
High Stock Price Target
$20.00
Low Stock Price Target
$14.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+172.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$7.52 million
Pretax Margin
-0.34%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$585.05 million
Cash Flow
$1.10 per share
Book Value
$12.87 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
25,159,000
Market Cap
$171.27 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.88
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Key Executives

  • Mr. Timothy J. Donnelly Esq. (Age 64)
    Acting CEO, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer & Secretary
    Comp: $398.24k
  • Mr. David T. Johnson (Age 67)
    VP, CFO & Treasurer
    Comp: $508.07k
  • Mr. Peter E. Eilers (Age 60)
    Managing Director of AMVAC Netherlands BV
    Comp: $343.73k
  • Andrew B. Naughton
    VP & Director of Technology
  • Mr. William A. Kuser
    Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
  • Ms. Shirin Khosravi
    Senior Vice President of Human Resources
  • Mr. Donald J. Gualdoni (Age 48)
    Chief Transformation Officer
  • Mr. Robert F. Gilbane (Age 73)
    President of Gemchem Inc
    Comp: $342.59k
  • James Thompson
    Director of Business Development, Portfolio Management Biologicals & Non-Crop

AVD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AVD shares performed this year?

American Vanguard's stock was trading at $10.97 at the start of the year. Since then, AVD stock has decreased by 45.5% and is now trading at $5.98.
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How were American Vanguard's earnings last quarter?

American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) released its earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The basic materials company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.08. The basic materials company earned $128.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $134.20 million. American Vanguard had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.85% and a negative net margin of 0.60%.

Who are American Vanguard's major shareholders?

American Vanguard's top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.00%), Cove Street Capital LLC (2.24%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (1.86%) and Barington Capital Group L.P. (1.70%). 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.
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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.
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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 Verizon Communications (VZ), CF Industries (CF), Altria Group (MO), Pfizer (PFE), Gilead Sciences (GILD), International Business Machines (IBM) and Intel (INTC).

This page (NYSE:AVD) was last updated on 9/16/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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