American Vanguard (AVD) Competitors $4.16 +0.13 (+3.10%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:53 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.08 -0.08 (-1.93%) As of 07/3/2025 04:52 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, GPRE, MATV, NL, TSE, FEAM, and LINShould 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), Green Plains (GPRE), Mativ (MATV), NL Industries (NL), Trinseo (TSE), 5E Advanced Materials (FEAM), and Linde (LIN). American Vanguard vs. Its Competitors CF Industries Mosaic Scotts Miracle-Gro Intrepid Potash Green Plains Mativ NL Industries Trinseo 5E Advanced Materials Linde CF Industries (NYSE:CF) and American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CF or AVD? 93.1% of CF Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of American Vanguard shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CF Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of American Vanguard shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate CF or AVD? CF Industries presently has a consensus target price of $91.79, suggesting a potential downside of 2.13%. American Vanguard has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 188.81%. Given American Vanguard's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$5.94B2.68$1.22B$7.5912.36American Vanguard$547.31M0.21-$126.34M-$4.86-0.85 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% Does the media refer more to CF or AVD? In the previous week, CF Industries had 8 more articles in the media than American Vanguard. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CF Industries and 1 mentions for American Vanguard. CF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.47 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 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 risk and volatility, CF or AVD? CF Industries has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Vanguard has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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$117.15M$16.05B$3.29B$20.72BDividend YieldN/A2.01%5.14%3.72%P/E Ratio-0.8518.3291.9428.07Price / Sales0.213.2027,091,750,169,140,000.0038.42Price / CashN/A13.5023.8922.53Price / Book0.513.215.894.58Net Income-$126.34M$421.06M$147.76M$985.54M7 Day Performance5.46%4.52%2.36%2.79%1 Month Performance-14.51%7.07%4.88%5.46%1 Year Performance-49.76%13.86%25.11%15.06% American Vanguard Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVDAmerican Vanguard3.1649 of 5 stars$4.16+3.1%$12.00+188.8%-50.6%$117.15M$547.31M-0.85800CFCF Industries3.9919 of 5 stars$91.93+1.0%$91.79-0.2%+34.0%$15.43B$5.94B12.112,800Positive NewsMOSMosaic4.1579 of 5 stars$36.49+3.3%$34.58-5.2%+35.3%$11.20B$11.12B31.4613,765News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSMGScotts Miracle-Gro4.0348 of 5 stars$65.96+0.3%$67.67+2.6%+7.9%$3.79B$3.55B131.926,200IPIIntrepid Potash0.6467 of 5 stars$35.74+1.4%$19.00-46.8%+57.1%$469.42M$254.69M-2.25440GPREGreen Plains3.128 of 5 stars$6.03+1.5%$11.93+97.8%-54.2%$388.47M$2.46B-3.57900MATVMativ4.7068 of 5 stars$6.83-2.1%$10.00+46.4%-54.1%$380.53M$1.98B-0.835,100NLNL Industries1.2614 of 5 stars$6.47+1.1%$6.00-7.3%+11.1%$312.63M$145.90M5.182,820Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTSETrinseo0.5287 of 5 stars$3.14-8.7%N/A+42.3%$122.64M$3.51B-0.322,950FEAM5E Advanced Materials2.2566 of 5 stars$3.52-7.9%$121.00+3,337.5%-87.0%$76.47MN/A-0.2220High Trading VolumeLINLinde3.3338 of 5 stars$469.18+1.2%$515.90+10.0%+9.9%$218.32B$33.01B34.0765,289Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CF Industries Alternatives Mosaic Alternatives Scotts Miracle-Gro Alternatives Intrepid Potash Alternatives Green Plains Alternatives Mativ 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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