American Vanguard - AVD Stock Forecast, Price & News

American Vanguard's stock was trading at $21.71 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, AVD stock has increased by 4.1% and is now trading at $22.59.
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American Vanguard saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 30th, there was short interest totaling 332,200 shares, a decrease of 28.8% from the December 15th total of 466,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 184,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 14th 2023.
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American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 8th. The basic materials company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.02. The basic materials company earned $152.12 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $156.80 million. American Vanguard had a net margin of 4.66% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.55%.

American Vanguard declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share on Wednesday, January 11th. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 27th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.03.
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American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.54%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 12.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AVD will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.00% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Congress Asset Management Co. MA (2.68%), Lapides Asset Management LLC (1.34%), Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (0.56%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%), Strs Ohio (0.10%) and Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include David` T Johnson, Eric G Wintemute, Esmail Zirakparvar, Johann Venter, 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 $22.59.

American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) has a market capitalization of $668.21 million and generates $556.87 million in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $18.59 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.95 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 804 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.