American Vanguard Stock Forecast, Price & News

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" American Vanguard stock.
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American Vanguard saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 224,800 shares, a decline of 18.7% from the June 30th total of 276,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 113,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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American Vanguard is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 5th 2021.
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American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.09. The basic materials company had revenue of $116.16 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $108.40 million. American Vanguard had a net margin of 3.72% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.06%.
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American Vanguard's stock was trading at $14.26 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AVD shares have increased by 16.5% and is now trading at $16.61.
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American Vanguard announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.02 per share on Thursday, July 8th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.48%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 23rd.
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American Vanguard pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.48%. American Vanguard does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of American Vanguard is 15.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, American Vanguard will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.84% next year. This indicates that American Vanguard will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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2 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for American Vanguard's shares. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $24.00. On average, they anticipate American Vanguard's share price to reach $23.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 41.5% from the stock's current price.
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10 employees have rated American Vanguard CEO Eric Wintemute on Glassdoor.com. Eric Wintemute has an approval rating of 77% among American Vanguard's employees.

Some companies that are related to American Vanguard include The Mosaic (MOS), CF Industries (CF), The Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), Intrepid Potash (IPI) and Monument Circle Acquisition (MON).
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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).

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

American Vanguard's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Alliancebernstein L.P. (0.09%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%). Company insiders that own American Vanguard stock include David` T Johnson, Eric G Wintemute, Esmail Zirakparvar, Johann Venter, John L Killmer, Peter Porpiglia, Scott Hendrix, Timothy Donnelly and Ulrich Trogele.
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AVD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alliancebernstein L.P.. Company insiders that have sold American Vanguard company stock in the last year include David` T Johnson, Johann Venter, Peter Porpiglia, Scott Hendrix, and Timothy Donnelly.
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AVD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought American Vanguard stock in the last two years include Eric G Wintemute, Esmail Zirakparvar, John L Killmer, and Ulrich Trogele.
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Shares of AVD 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 $16.61.

American Vanguard has a market capitalization of $512.05 million and generates $458.70 million in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $15.24 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.51 on an earnings per share basis.

American Vanguard employs 771 workers across the globe.

The official website for American Vanguard is www.american-vanguard.com.

American Vanguard is headquartered at 4695 MacArthur Court, Newport Beach CA, 92660.

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]