American Vanguard (AVD) Competitors $3.74 +0.14 (+3.74%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.73 -0.02 (-0.43%) As of 07/25/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AVD vs. CF, MOS, SMG, IPI, NL, TSE, FEAM, LIN, SHW, and ECLShould you be buying American Vanguard stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Vanguard include CF Industries (CF), Mosaic (MOS), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), Intrepid Potash (IPI), NL Industries (NL), Trinseo (TSE), 5E Advanced Materials (FEAM), Linde (LIN), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), and Ecolab (ECL). American Vanguard vs. Its Competitors CF Industries Mosaic Scotts Miracle-Gro Intrepid Potash NL Industries Trinseo 5E Advanced Materials Linde Sherwin-Williams Ecolab CF Industries (NYSE:CF) and American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is CF or AVD more profitable? CF Industries has a net margin of 21.80% compared to American Vanguard's net margin of -25.83%. CF Industries' return on equity of 17.39% beat American Vanguard's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CF Industries21.80% 17.39% 9.82% American Vanguard -25.83%-23.99%-9.66% Do analysts recommend CF or AVD? CF Industries currently has a consensus price target of $94.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.20%. American Vanguard has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 220.43%. Given American Vanguard's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Vanguard is more favorable than CF Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CF Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25American Vanguard 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor CF or AVD? In the previous week, CF Industries had 25 more articles in the media than American Vanguard. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for CF Industries and 1 mentions for American Vanguard. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat American Vanguard's score of 0.00 indicating that CF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CF Industries 21 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Vanguard 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, CF or AVD? CF Industries has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Vanguard has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CF or AVD? 93.1% of CF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of American Vanguard shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of CF Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of American Vanguard shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CF or AVD? CF Industries has higher revenue and earnings than American Vanguard. American Vanguard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CF Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCF Industries$6.13B2.58$1.22B$7.5912.30American Vanguard$547.31M0.19-$126.34M-$4.86-0.77 SummaryCF Industries beats American Vanguard on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Vanguard News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican VanguardCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$101.90M$15.75B$3.28B$21.10BDividend YieldN/A2.02%5.15%3.59%P/E Ratio-0.7750.21113.9128.44Price / Sales0.193.1730,017,513,221,212,400.0058.59Price / CashN/A13.1323.9222.92Price / Book0.463.116.084.69Net Income-$126.34M$421.06M$147.58M$995.51M7 Day Performance7.93%2.62%1.91%1.65%1 Month Performance-0.27%5.72%6.33%4.54%1 Year Performance-60.83%7.40%30.45%9.99% American Vanguard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVDAmerican Vanguard2.1274 of 5 stars$3.75+3.7%$12.00+220.4%-60.6%$101.90M$547.31M-0.77800CFCF Industries4.0731 of 5 stars$91.01-1.8%$93.00+2.2%+27.0%$15.70B$5.94B11.992,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMOSMosaic4.1137 of 5 stars$35.52-2.0%$35.58+0.2%+26.0%$11.50B$11.12B30.6213,765Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.0152 of 5 stars$66.85+0.2%$71.83+7.5%+1.5%$3.85B$3.55B21.586,200Upcoming EarningsIPIIntrepid Potash1.3443 of 5 stars$34.40+0.9%$19.00-44.8%+35.5%$453.84M$254.69M243.43440News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNLNL Industries1.2436 of 5 stars$6.43-0.5%$6.00-6.6%+3.9%$315.56M$145.90M5.142,820News CoveragePositive NewsTSETrinseo1.3158 of 5 stars$2.88+2.9%N/A+9.3%$99.82M$3.51B-0.292,950FEAM5E Advanced Materials2.3606 of 5 stars$3.74+4.5%$121.00+3,135.3%-81.1%$71.66MN/A-0.2320Positive NewsLINLinde3.4272 of 5 stars$470.43+1.2%$518.80+10.3%+6.7%$218.89B$33.01B34.1665,289Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSHWSherwin-Williams4.4459 of 5 stars$342.34+0.7%$391.94+14.5%-0.9%$85.22B$23.10B29.8163,890Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionECLEcolab4.7312 of 5 stars$268.29-0.2%$288.33+7.5%+11.6%$76.23B$15.74B39.4148,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CF Industries Alternatives Mosaic Alternatives Scotts Miracle-Gro Alternatives Intrepid Potash Alternatives NL Industries Alternatives Trinseo Alternatives 5E Advanced Materials Alternatives Linde Alternatives Sherwin-Williams Alternatives Ecolab Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AVD) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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