American Vanguard - AVD Stock Forecast, Price & News

American Vanguard's stock was trading at $16.39 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AVD shares have increased by 37.1% and is now trading at $22.47.
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American Vanguard saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 570,600 shares, an increase of 8.8% from the October 31st total of 524,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 212,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 2.1% of the company's shares are short sold.
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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 quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 8th. The basic materials company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.07. The basic materials company had revenue of $147.30 million for the quarter. American Vanguard had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.55% and a net margin of 4.66%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.10 EPS.

American Vanguard announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.025 per share on Friday, October 7th. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.45%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 22nd.
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American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.43%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 10.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AVD will have a dividend payout ratio of 8.33% 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 a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (16.33%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.85%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.33%), State Street Corp (4.37%), Heartland Advisors Inc. (2.33%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.40%). 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 $22.47.

American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) has a market capitalization of $664.71 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.