NYSE:AVD American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Like Tiny Crypto Retirement Funds (From Crypto 101 Media) (Ad) Free AVD Stock Alerts $11.69 -1.21 (-9.38%) (As of 03/18/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$11.57▼$12.9050-Day Range$9.74▼$12.9352-Week Range$8.41▼$22.58Volume373,707 shsAverage Volume214,301 shsMarket Capitalization$336.09 millionP/E Ratio43.30Dividend Yield1.03%Price Target$16.00 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get American Vanguard alerts: Email Address American Vanguard MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside36.9% Upside$16.00 Price TargetShort InterestBearish5.26% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.53Based on 20 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details 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.3.27 out of 5 starsBasic Materials Sector111th out of 179 stocksAgricultural Chemicals Industry7th out of 11 stocks 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAmerican Vanguard has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $16.00, American Vanguard has a forecasted upside of 36.9% from its current price of $11.69.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmerican Vanguard has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted5.26% 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 6.3.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American Vanguard has recently increased by 15.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAmerican Vanguard pays a meaningful dividend of 1.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAmerican Vanguard does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of American Vanguard is 44.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for AVD. Previous Next 3.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAmerican Vanguard has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 0.34 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for American Vanguard this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for AVD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added American Vanguard to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, American Vanguard insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 9.30% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions79.93% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of American Vanguard is 43.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 152.48.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of American Vanguard is 43.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 107.50.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAmerican Vanguard has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Prosper Trading AcademyDid you make $29,000 two days with AI options trades?What if it was possible to find options trades on autopilot… Using A.I. to find the ones with the highest profit potential… And nearly perfect win rates… You can grab your free copy of my "Ultimate Guide to A.I. Options Trading" by clicking the link below:Click Here To Get Your Free Copy 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, molluscicides, soil health, plant nutrition, growth regulators, and soil fumigants 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 AVD Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart AVD Stock News HeadlinesMarch 18, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comZacks Value Investor Highlights: Astronics, American Vanguard, Mativ, Quad/Graphics and SynchronossMarch 18, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comAmerican Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) Short Interest UpdateMarch 19, 2024 | The Bull Report (Ad)The AI Bottleneck No One is Talking AboutRenewable energy is growing at an impressive speed - but not fast enough. This could be one of the greatest periods for the nuclear industry ever.March 16, 2024 | seekingalpha.comAmerican Vanguard Corporation (AVD) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptMarch 15, 2024 | msn.comSupplementary Review: American Vanguard (AVD), March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 | benzinga.comDow Falls Over 200 Points; Adobe Shares PlungeMarch 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptMarch 15, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.comAVD Aug 2024 12.500 putMarch 19, 2024 | The Bull Report (Ad)The AI Bottleneck No One is Talking AboutRenewable energy is growing at an impressive speed - but not fast enough. This could be one of the greatest periods for the nuclear industry ever.March 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comQ4 2023 American Vanguard Corp Earnings CallMarch 14, 2024 | msn.comAmerican Vanguard GAAP EPS of $0.25 misses by $0.02, revenue of $172.2M misses by $0.55MMarch 14, 2024 | sfgate.comAmerican Vanguard: Q4 Earnings SnapshotMarch 14, 2024 | businesswire.comAmerican Vanguard Reports Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2023 ResultsMarch 14, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.03March 11, 2024 | businesswire.comAmerican Vanguard Schedules 2023 Fourth Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call for Thursday, March 14thMarch 11, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Vanguard Declares Quarterly DividendMarch 10, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comShould You Think About Buying American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) Now?March 9, 2024 | uk.investing.comAmerican Vanguard announces board changesMarch 7, 2024 | investing.comAmerican Vanguard Corporation (AVD)March 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAmerican Vanguard Appoints Steven Macicek to Its Board of Directors Morton D. Erlich to RetireMarch 7, 2024 | businesswire.comAmerican Vanguard Appoints Steven Macicek to Its Board of Directors Morton D. Erlich to RetireFebruary 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comZIM Mar 2024 12.500 callFebruary 21, 2024 | msn.comAre Basic Materials Stocks Lagging American Vanguard (AVD) This Year?February 21, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAre Basic Materials Stocks Lagging American Vanguard (AVD) This Year?February 18, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.comENS Mar 2024 90.000 callFebruary 18, 2024 | ca.finance.yahoo.comENS Dec 2024 95.000 putFebruary 17, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAVD Mar 2024 10.000 callSee More Headlines 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 Company Calendar Last Earnings11/08/2021Ex-Dividend for 1/12 Dividend12/28/2023Dividend Payable1/12/2024Today3/18/2024Ex-Dividend for 4/10 Dividend3/26/2024Dividend Payable4/10/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)5/14/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry Agricultural chemicals Sub-IndustryFertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals Current SymbolNYSE:AVD CUSIP03037110 CIK5981 Webwww.american-vanguard.com Phone(949) 260-1200Fax949-260-1214Employees822Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$16.00 High Stock Price Target$16.00 Low Stock Price Target$16.00 Potential Upside/Downside+36.9%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.27 Trailing P/E Ratio43.30 Forward P/E Ratio16.46 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$27.40 million Net Margins1.30% Pretax Margin0.86% Return on Equity2.05% Return on Assets0.96% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.61 Current Ratio2.49 Quick Ratio1.18 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$579.37 million Price / Sales0.58 Cash Flow$1.99 per share Price / Cash Flow5.87 Book Value$12.51 per share Price / Book0.93Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares28,750,000Free Float26,076,000Market Cap$336.09 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.98 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for March 2024. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Click the link below to see which companies made the list.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Eric G. Wintemute (Age 68)Chairman & CEO Comp: $1.45MMr. David T. Johnson (Age 67)VP, CFO & Treasurer Comp: $650.05kDr. Ulrich G. Trogele Ph.D. (Age 66)COO & Executive VP Comp: $660.31kMr. Timothy J. Donnelly Esq. (Age 64)General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer & Secretary Comp: $549.07kMr. Peter E. Eilers (Age 60)Managing Director of AMVAC Netherlands BV Comp: $474.56kMr. Anthony Scott Hendrix (Age 53)Senior Vice President of Crop Sales for U.S. & Canada Comp: $527.34kAndrew B. NaughtonVP & Director of TechnologyMr. William A. KuserDirector of Investor Relations & Corporate CommunicationsMs. Shirin KhosraviSenior Vice President of Human ResourcesMr. Donald J. Gualdoni (Age 48)Chief Transformation Officer More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsCVR PartnersNYSE:UANNL IndustriesNYSE:NLRayonier Advanced MaterialsNYSE:RYAMIntrepid PotashNYSE:IPIPiedmont LithiumNASDAQ:PLLView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsVanguard Group Inc.Sold 357,537 shares on 3/11/2024Ownership: 5.569%Wellington Management Group LLPBought 73,120 shares on 3/5/2024Ownership: 5.861%Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Sold 1,557 shares on 3/1/2024Ownership: 0.664%American International Group Inc.Sold 1,403 shares on 2/28/2024Ownership: 0.047%Public Employees Retirement System of OhioBought 5,228 shares on 2/16/2024Ownership: 0.060%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions AVD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell American Vanguard stock right now? 2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Vanguard in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" AVD shares. View AVD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is American Vanguard's stock price target for 2024? 2 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for American Vanguard's shares. Their AVD share price targets range from $16.00 to $16.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $16.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 36.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for AVD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have AVD shares performed in 2024? American Vanguard's stock was trading at $10.97 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, AVD shares have increased by 6.6% and is now trading at $11.69. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting American Vanguard? American Vanguard saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 29th, there was short interest totaling 1,410,000 shares, an increase of 15.6% from the February 14th total of 1,220,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 224,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.3 days. Currently, 5.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View American Vanguard's Short Interest. When is American Vanguard's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 14th 2024. View our AVD earnings forecast. How were American Vanguard's earnings last quarter? American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 8th. The basic materials company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.07. The basic materials company had revenue of $147.30 million for the quarter. American Vanguard had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.05% and a net margin of 1.30%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.10 EPS. How often does American Vanguard pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for American Vanguard? American Vanguard announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share on Wednesday, April 10th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 26th. Read our dividend analysis for AVD. Is American Vanguard a good dividend stock? American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.13%. The dividend payout ratio is 44.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Read our dividend analysis for AVD. What ETFs hold American Vanguard's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) stock in their portfolio include Subversive Food Security ETF (KCAL) and Gabelli Love Our Planet & People ETF (LOPP).Invesco S&P SmallCap Materials ETF (PSCM). What guidance has American Vanguard issued on next quarter's earnings? American Vanguard issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $626.4 million-$660.8 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $614.8 million. What is Eric Wintemute's approval rating as American Vanguard's CEO? 10 employees have rated American Vanguard Chief Executive Officer Eric Wintemute on Glassdoor.com. Eric Wintemute has an approval rating of 77% among the company's employees. What other stocks do shareholders of American Vanguard own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Vanguard investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), CF Industries (CF), Altria Group (MO), Pfizer (PFE), Gilead Sciences (GILD), International Business Machines (IBM), Intel (INTC), Nutrien (NTR), AT&T (T) and Wells Fargo & Company (wfc). Who are American Vanguard's major shareholders? American Vanguard's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.97%), Wellington Management Group LLP (5.86%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.57%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.57%), Cruiser Capital Advisors LLC (3.39%) and Invenomic Capital Management LP (3.05%). Insiders that own company stock include David` T Johnson, Eric G Wintemute, Keith M Rosenbloom, Patrick E Gottschalk, Peter Eilers, Peter Porpiglia, Timothy Donnelly and Ulrich Trogele. View institutional ownership trends. 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