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 Date3/9/2020 (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 declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.02 per share on Thursday, January 9th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 24th. View American Vanguard's Dividend History.
How were American Vanguard's earnings last quarter?
American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.01. The basic materials company earned $124.88 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $123.13 million. American Vanguard had a net margin of 3.75% and a return on equity of 5.28%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 11.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.22 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
After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $470-470 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $475.24 million.
What price target have analysts set for AVD?
1 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for American Vanguard's shares. Their forecasts range from $19.00 to $19.00. On average, they expect American Vanguard's stock price to reach $19.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.6% 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 coverage about AVD stock has been trending very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Vanguard earned a daily sentiment score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for American Vanguard.
Are investors shorting American Vanguard?
American Vanguard saw a drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 1,300,000 shares, a drop of 8.5% from the January 30th total of 1,420,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 128,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 10.1 days. Approximately 4.9% of the company's shares are short sold. 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 CVR Partners (UAN), Calyxt (CLXT), Marrone Bio Innovations (MBII), Wynnstay Group (WYN), Arcadia Biosciences (RKDA), Evogene (EVGN), Bion Environmental Technologies (BNET), China Green Agriculture (CGA), Eden Research (EDEN), SenesTech (SNES), 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Heartland Advisors Inc. (3.44%), State Street Corp (2.69%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (2.62%), Cove Street Capital LLC (2.20%), Bank of Montreal Can (1.64%) and Kennedy Capital Management Inc. (1.58%). Company insiders that own American Vanguard stock include Alfred F Ingulli, David` T Johnson, Eric G Wintemute, John L Killmer, John Rizzi, Peter Porpiglia 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 Cove Street Capital LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Heartland Advisors Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, RMB Capital Management LLC, Pasadena Private Wealth LLC, Arizona State Retirement System and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Vanguard.
Which major investors are buying American Vanguard stock?
AVD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, National Investment Services of America LLC, Kennedy Capital Management Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Ancora 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 $15.25.
How big of a company is American Vanguard?
American Vanguard has a market capitalization of $460.40 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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