American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. The company manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, growth regulators, and soil fumigants in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Agricultural chemicals
Sub-IndustryFertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
SectorBasic Materials
Phone949-260-1200
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$454.27 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees624
Next Earnings Date11/4/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Frequently Asked Questions
What is American Vanguard's stock symbol?
American Vanguard trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AVD."
How often does American Vanguard pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for American Vanguard?
American Vanguard announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be given a dividend of $0.02 per share on Friday, July 12th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 27th. View American Vanguard's Dividend History.
How were American Vanguard's earnings last quarter?
American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.02. The basic materials company had revenue of $113.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $109.83 million. American Vanguard had a net margin of 4.60% and a return on equity of 6.34%. American Vanguard's revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.19 earnings per share. View American Vanguard's Earnings History.
When is American Vanguard's next earnings date?
What guidance has American Vanguard issued on next quarter's earnings?
American Vanguard updated its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $500-500 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $495.8 million.
What price target have analysts set for AVD?
1 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for American Vanguard's shares. Their predictions range from $29.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate American Vanguard's stock price to reach $29.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 73.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for American Vanguard.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for American Vanguard?
1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Vanguard in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for American Vanguard.
Has American Vanguard been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about AVD stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. American Vanguard earned a media sentiment score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for American Vanguard.
Are investors shorting American Vanguard?
American Vanguard saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 889,800 shares, an increase of 27.5% from the July 31st total of 698,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 103,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 8.6 days. Currently, 3.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View American Vanguard's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of American Vanguard's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to American Vanguard include Nufarm (NUF), CVR Partners (UAN), Calyxt (CLXT), Marrone Bio Innovations (MBII), Wynnstay Group (WYN), Evogene (EVGN), Arcadia Biosciences (RKDA), SenesTech (SNES), China Green Agriculture (CGA), Eden Research (EDEN), Bion Environmental Technologies (BNET), Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group (KWBT) and Cavitation Technologies (CVAT).
What other stocks do shareholders of American Vanguard own?
Who are American Vanguard's key executives?
American Vanguard's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Eric G. Wintemute, Chairman & CEO (Age 63)
- Mr. David T. Johnson, VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 62)
- Dr. Ulrich G. Trogele, COO & Exec. VP of AMVAC Chemical Corp. (Age 61)
- Mr. Timothy J. Donnelly, Gen. Counsel, Chief Admin. Officer & Sec. (Age 59)
- Mr. William A. Kuser, Director of Investor Relations & Corp. Communications
Who are American Vanguard's major shareholders?
American Vanguard's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.70%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.98%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (6.43%), Heartland Advisors Inc. (3.00%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.97%) and Bank of Montreal Can (1.63%). Company insiders that own American Vanguard stock include Alfred F Ingulli, David` T Johnson, Eric G Wintemute, John L Killmer, John Rizzi, Peter Porpiglia, Timothy Donnelly and Ulrich Trogele. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Vanguard.
Which major investors are selling American Vanguard stock?
AVD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock Inc., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Pinebridge Investments L.P., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd. and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Vanguard.
Which major investors are buying American Vanguard stock?
AVD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Balter Liquid Alternatives LLC, Morgan Stanley, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Luminus Management LLC, Summit Global Investments, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC and Citadel Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought American Vanguard stock in the last two years include Eric G Wintemute, John L Killmer and Ulrich Trogele. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Vanguard.
How do I buy shares of American Vanguard?
Shares of AVD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is American Vanguard's stock price today?
One share of AVD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.73.
How big of a company is American Vanguard?
American Vanguard has a market capitalization of $505.25 million and generates $454.27 million in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $24.19 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.81 on an earnings per share basis. American Vanguard employs 624 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About American Vanguard.
What is American Vanguard's official website?
How can I contact American Vanguard?
American Vanguard's mailing address is 4695 MacArthur Court, Newport Beach CA, 92660. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 949-260-1200 or via email at [email protected]
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