American Vanguard (AVD) Competitors $5.56 -0.07 (-1.16%) Closing price 09/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.58 +0.02 (+0.36%) As of 09/15/2025 06:21 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. IPI, CF, MOS, SMG, OEC, ASIX, NL, TSE, FEAM, and LINShould you be buying American Vanguard stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Vanguard include Intrepid Potash (IPI), CF Industries (CF), Mosaic (MOS), Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG), Orion (OEC), AdvanSix (ASIX), NL Industries (NL), Trinseo (TSE), 5E Advanced Materials (FEAM), and Linde (LIN). American Vanguard vs. Its Competitors Intrepid Potash CF Industries Mosaic Scotts Miracle-Gro Orion AdvanSix NL Industries Trinseo 5E Advanced Materials Linde Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) and American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IPI or AVD? 56.1% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of American Vanguard shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Intrepid Potash shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of American Vanguard shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, IPI or AVD? Intrepid Potash has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Vanguard has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer IPI or AVD? In the previous week, American Vanguard had 1 more articles in the media than Intrepid Potash. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for American Vanguard and 2 mentions for Intrepid Potash. American Vanguard's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Intrepid Potash's score of 0.34 indicating that American Vanguard is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Intrepid Potash 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral American Vanguard 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer IPI or AVD? Intrepid Potash currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 21.41%. American Vanguard has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 116.02%. Given American Vanguard's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Vanguard is more favorable than Intrepid Potash.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intrepid Potash 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50American Vanguard 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings & valuation, IPI or AVD? American Vanguard has higher revenue and earnings than Intrepid Potash. Intrepid Potash is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Vanguard, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntrepid Potash$254.69M1.53-$212.85M-$15.58-1.88American Vanguard$547.31M0.29-$126.34M-$4.47-1.24 Is IPI or AVD more profitable? American Vanguard has a net margin of -23.72% compared to Intrepid Potash's net margin of -71.13%. Intrepid Potash's return on equity of 1.48% beat American Vanguard's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intrepid Potash-71.13% 1.48% 1.20% American Vanguard -23.72%-26.21%-9.97% SummaryAmerican Vanguard beats Intrepid Potash on 12 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$159.78M$15.70B$3.63B$21.53BDividend YieldN/A1.87%5.05%3.50%P/E Ratio-1.2453.17158.1229.84Price / Sales0.293.1416,438.0270.94Price / CashN/A13.3524.1818.13Price / Book0.693.266.664.65Net Income-$126.34M$423.39M$149.17M$999.94M7 Day Performance3.33%-0.24%2.28%1.08%1 Month Performance6.42%1.40%10.60%4.53%1 Year Performance-8.18%10.68%45.27%14.39% American Vanguard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVDAmerican Vanguard3.2736 of 5 stars$5.56-1.2%$12.00+116.0%-9.4%$159.78M$547.31M-1.24800Positive NewsShort Interest ↓IPIIntrepid Potash1.6302 of 5 stars$29.20+2.7%$23.00-21.2%+22.3%$378.58M$254.69M-1.87440Short Interest ↑CFCF Industries3.9486 of 5 stars$84.51+0.0%$95.00+12.4%+8.0%$13.68B$5.94B11.032,800Positive NewsMOSMosaic4.4947 of 5 stars$32.58+0.4%$36.42+11.8%+29.0%$10.30B$11.12B11.0413,765Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.8772 of 5 stars$62.42-1.0%$71.17+14.0%-13.3%$3.64B$3.55B82.136,200Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeOECOrion3.9506 of 5 stars$10.52-1.0%$12.00+14.1%-46.4%$596.31M$1.88B38.941,658Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑ASIXAdvanSix4.0356 of 5 stars$21.23+0.2%$33.50+57.8%-23.3%$568.83M$1.52B7.471,450Positive NewsNLNL Industries1.3228 of 5 stars$6.12-3.9%$6.00-2.0%-7.6%$311.26M$152.72M5.562,820TSETrinseo0.7669 of 5 stars$2.41-1.8%N/A-41.9%$88.08M$3.51B-0.222,950FEAM5E Advanced Materials3.2037 of 5 stars$3.72+8.1%$9.75+162.1%-66.5%$77.20MN/A-0.2320Short Interest ↑LINLinde3.9899 of 5 stars$474.63+1.1%$519.63+9.5%+1.7%$220.16B$33.01B33.7665,289Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Intrepid Potash Alternatives CF Industries Alternatives Mosaic Alternatives Scotts Miracle-Gro Alternatives Orion Alternatives AdvanSix Alternatives NL Industries Alternatives Trinseo Alternatives 5E Advanced Materials Alternatives Linde 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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