American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Forecast, Price & News

American Vanguard's stock was trading at $21.71 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, AVD shares have decreased by 45.2% and is now trading at $11.90.
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American Vanguard saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 388,400 shares, an increase of 47.6% from the July 31st total of 263,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 221,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 14th 2023.
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American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 8th. The basic materials company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.36. The basic materials company earned $132.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $166 million. American Vanguard had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.12% and a net margin of 2.02%.

American Vanguard declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share on Friday, October 6th. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 21st.
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American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.97%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 30.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AVD will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.23% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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American Vanguard issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 8th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $615.00 million-$625.00 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $640.30 million.

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.

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American Vanguard trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AVD."

American Vanguard's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (15.60%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.13%), Cruiser Capital Advisors LLC (3.74%), State Street Corp (3.73%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.85%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.56%). Insiders that own company stock include David` T Johnson, Eric G Wintemute, Johann Venter, Keith M Rosenbloom, Patrick E Gottschalk, Peter Eilers, Peter Porpiglia, Scott Hendrix, Timothy Donnelly and Ulrich Trogele.
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Shares of AVD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of AVD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.90.

American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) has a market capitalization of $348.67 million and generates $609.61 million in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $27.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.40 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 822 workers across the globe.

American Vanguard's mailing address is 4695 MacArthur Court, Newport Beach CA, 92660. The official website for the company is www.american-vanguard.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at (949) 260-1200, via email at lmortman@equityny.com, or via fax at 949-260-1214.