NYSE:AVD American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Price, News & Analysis $5.39 +0.06 (+1.13%) (As of 11:02 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About American Vanguard Stock (NYSE:AVD) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get American Vanguard alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$5.36▼$5.4850-Day Range$5.10▼$6.3152-Week Range$4.95▼$14.28Volume38,862 shsAverage Volume246,677 shsMarket Capitalization$150.84 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield2.23%Price Target$16.67Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewAmerican Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. It manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil health, plant nutrition, molluscicides, growth regulators, soil fumigants, and biorationals in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. The company also markets, sells, and distributes end-use chemical and biological products for crop applications; and distributes chemicals for turf and ornamental markets. It distributes its products through national distribution companies, and buying groups or co-operatives; and through sales offices, sales force executives, sales agents, and wholly owned distributors. American Vanguard Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.Read More… Election warning coming true… (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - watch it before it's too late.Click here to watch it now. American Vanguard Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks96th Percentile Overall ScoreAVD MarketRank™: American Vanguard scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 191 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingAmerican Vanguard has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmerican Vanguard has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about American Vanguard's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth1,850.00% Earnings GrowthEarnings for American Vanguard are expected to grow by 1,850.00% in the coming year, from $0.02 to $0.39 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of American Vanguard is -44.92, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of American Vanguard is -44.92, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAmerican Vanguard has a P/B Ratio of 0.42. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about American Vanguard's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.82% of the float of American Vanguard has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmerican Vanguard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American Vanguard has recently decreased by 8.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldAmerican Vanguard pays a meaningful dividend of 2.24%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAmerican Vanguard does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of American Vanguard is 46.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, American Vanguard will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.77% next year. This indicates that American Vanguard will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about American Vanguard's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.82% of the float of American Vanguard has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmerican Vanguard has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in American Vanguard has recently decreased by 8.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.5 / 5News Sentiment0.50 News SentimentAmerican Vanguard has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.34 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for American Vanguard this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for AVD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -87% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows6 people have added American Vanguard to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership4.2 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, American Vanguard insiders have bought 3,135.19% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $938,205.00 in company stock and sold $29,000.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders10.10% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions79.04% of the stock of American Vanguard is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about American Vanguard's insider trading history. Receive AVD Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for American Vanguard and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AVD Stock News HeadlinesINVESTIGATION ALERT: Berger Montague PC Investigates American Vanguard's Board Of Directors For Breach of Fiduciary Duties (NYSE: AVD)October 24, 2024 | globenewswire.comINVESTIGATION ALERT: Berger Montague PC Investigates American Vanguard's Board Of Directors For Breach of Fiduciary Duties (NYSE: AVD)October 11, 2024 | globenewswire.comWatch this before it gets removed If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonOctober 30, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)American Vanguard Corp (AVD) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with ...October 9, 2024 | gurufocus.comAre Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in American Vanguard (AVD) Stock?October 5, 2024 | msn.comINVESTIGATION ALERT: Berger Montague PC Investigates American Vanguard's Board Of Directors For Breach of Fiduciary Duties (AVD)September 30, 2024 | stockhouse.comINVESTIGATION ALERT: Berger Montague PC Investigates American Vanguard's Board Of Directors For Breach of Fiduciary Duties (NYSE: AVD)September 26, 2024 | globenewswire.comAmerican Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) is largely controlled by institutional shareholders who own 74% of the companySeptember 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines AVD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AVD shares performed this year? American Vanguard's stock was trading at $10.97 at the start of the year. Since then, AVD stock has decreased by 50.9% and is now trading at $5.39. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were American Vanguard's earnings last quarter? American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The basic materials company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.08. The basic materials company earned $128.21 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $134.20 million. American Vanguard had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.85% and a negative net margin of 0.60%. Who are American Vanguard's major shareholders? American Vanguard's top institutional shareholders include Pullen Investment Management LLC (0.29%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Keith M Rosenbloom, Eric G Wintemute, Ulrich Trogele, Timothy Donnelly, David` T Johnson, Patrick E Gottschalk, Peter Eilers and Steven D Macicek. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of American Vanguard? Shares of AVD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of American Vanguard own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Vanguard investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO) and First Solar (FSLR). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/08/2024Today10/30/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)11/13/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry Agricultural chemicals Sub-IndustryFertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals Current SymbolNYSE:AVD CUSIP03037110 CIK5981 Webwww.american-vanguard.com Phone(949) 260-1200Fax949-260-1214Employees845Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$16.67 High Stock Price Target$20.00 Low Stock Price Target$14.00 Potential Upside/Downside+211.8%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.26 Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio267.25 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$7.52 million Net Margins-0.60% Pretax Margin-0.34% Return on Equity1.85% Return on Assets0.85% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.60 Current Ratio2.22 Quick Ratio1.08 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$585.05 million Price / Sales0.26 Cash Flow$1.11 per share Price / Cash Flow4.81 Book Value$12.87 per share Price / Book0.42Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares27,985,000Free Float25,924,000Market Cap$149.58 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.87 Social Links 10 "Recession Proof" Stocks That Will Thrive in Any MarketWhich stocks are likely to thrive in today's challenging market? 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