American Vanguard (AVD) Competitors $5.61 +0.01 (+0.18%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.62 +0.01 (+0.18%) As of 07:54 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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk. Which has better valuation & earnings, 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-$15.58-1.87American Vanguard$547.31M0.29-$126.34M-$4.47-1.26 Does the media prefer IPI or AVD? In the previous week, American Vanguard had 7 more articles in the media than Intrepid Potash. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for American Vanguard and 3 mentions for Intrepid Potash. American Vanguard's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Intrepid Potash's score of 0.78 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Vanguard 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of American Vanguard shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer IPI or AVD? Intrepid Potash currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 21.23%. American Vanguard has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 113.90%. Given American Vanguard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 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. 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. 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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$159.21M$15.84B$3.63B$21.69BDividend YieldN/A1.85%5.05%3.47%P/E Ratio-1.2653.47159.1429.69Price / Sales0.293.1016,265.2051.97Price / CashN/A13.5025.6925.00Price / Book0.703.266.804.58Net Income-$126.34M$423.39M$149.32M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.45%-1.45%2.18%0.66%1 Month Performance9.68%2.39%10.30%4.64%1 Year Performance-4.59%11.32%44.99%15.96% American Vanguard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVDAmerican Vanguard3.2962 of 5 stars$5.61+0.2%$12.00+113.9%-8.1%$159.21M$547.31M-1.26800Positive NewsShort Interest ↓IPIIntrepid Potash1.8134 of 5 stars$30.40-4.0%$23.00-24.3%+27.7%$405.21M$254.69M-1.95440Positive NewsShort Interest ↑CFCF Industries4.0089 of 5 stars$86.60-0.8%$95.00+9.7%+11.2%$14.03B$5.94B11.302,800Positive NewsMOSMosaic4.5434 of 5 stars$33.39-1.6%$36.42+9.1%+35.3%$10.60B$11.12B11.3213,765Positive NewsSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.8662 of 5 stars$61.23-0.1%$71.17+16.2%-7.1%$3.53B$3.55B80.566,200Positive NewsOECOrion4.1007 of 5 stars$10.54+0.8%$12.00+13.8%-36.1%$592.38M$1.88B39.051,658News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ASIXAdvanSix3.8481 of 5 stars$21.39+1.5%$33.50+56.6%-19.7%$576.08M$1.52B7.531,450NLNL Industries1.319 of 5 stars$6.55-0.8%$6.00-8.4%-6.1%$319.56M$145.90M5.952,820TSETrinseo0.7687 of 5 stars$2.39-0.6%N/A-28.3%$86.29M$3.51B-0.222,950FEAM5E Advanced Materials2.8185 of 5 stars$3.48-5.4%$121.00+3,377.0%-65.8%$78.10MN/A-0.2220Positive NewsShort Interest ↑LINLinde3.9466 of 5 stars$478.29-0.8%$519.63+8.6%+4.0%$224.27B$33.01B34.0265,289News CoveragePositive 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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