American Vanguard Corp
AVD

$9.56

0.53%

Market Cap: 268M

About: American Vanguard Corp is a United States-based diversified specialty and agricultural products company. It manufactures and formulates chemicals for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. These chemicals include insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, growth regulators, and soil fumigants, which are marketed in liquid, powder, and granular forms.

Employees: 845

Materials Agricultural Chemicals

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Funds holding %

of 6,702 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 3 analysts

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News positive %

of 3 articles

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q1 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2023] → 2 (+1) [Q1 2024]

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $249M [Q4 2023] → $297M (+$47.8M) [Q1 2024]

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 17

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 136 [Q4 2023] → 139 (+3) [Q1 2024]

0.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.87% [Q4 2023] → 79.66% (+0.79%) [Q1 2024]

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 57

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $250K | Put options by funds: $602K

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Research analyst outlook

3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price forecasts over the past 6 months

Low target

$14

46%

upside

Avg. target

$16.67

74%

upside

High target

$20

109%

upside

3 analyst ratings

3 positive

100%

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0 negative

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Lake Street Ben Klieve	46%upside $14	Buy Initiated	22 Jul 2024
Loop Capital Chris Kapsch	109%upside $20	Buy Maintained	15 Apr 2024
Roth MKM Scott Fortune	67%upside $16	Buy Maintained	15 Mar 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about AVD published over the past 30 days

American Vanguard: Panic Selloff Makes Shares Attractive

27% panic sell-off post Q1 2024 earnings, despite double-digit YoY growth in EBITDA and operating income. Over $500k value of shares bought by three insiders after the significant drop in share price. Healthy financials, with 2024 guidance indicating expectations to surpass net sales and adjusted EBITDA of 2023, despite the suspension of Dacthal sales in the US.

American Vanguard: Panic Selloff Makes Shares Attractive

American Vanguard Announces CEO's Departure and the Establishment of Executive Office to Drive Change

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD) today reported that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eric G. Wintemute, concluded his position as CEO, effective July 12, 2024. The terms of his departure are set forth in the Transition Agreement dated July 3, 2024. Going forward, Mr. Wintemute will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board and will provide consulting services to the Company on a part-time basis, if needed. Speaking for the Company's Bo.

American Vanguard Announces CEO's Departure and the Establishment of Executive Office to Drive Change

American Vanguard Announces CEO's Intent to Retire

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today reported that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eric G. Wintemute, has presented to the board his plan to retire from his position as CEO. The terms of his retirement are set forth in a Transition Agreement under which Mr. Wintemute will participate in the search for his successor being conducted by the global executive search firm, Kincannon & Reed, and retire upon the successor's appointment but.

American Vanguard Announces CEO's Intent to Retire

Your 401(k) is up, and a new report shows increased savings. But Americans need to do more

Returns are up and people are saving more. But account balances for the median 401(k) are too low and Americans are still very reliant on Social Security.

Your 401(k) is up, and a new report shows increased savings. But Americans need to do more

American Vanguard Announces Voting Results of Its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced voting results from its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 6, 2024. As to the first of three initiatives, the nine director nominees named in the proxy received more votes “for” than “against”; those persons are, Marisol Angelini, Scott Baskin, Mark Bassett, Debra Edwards, Emer Gunter, Patrick Gottschalk, Steven Macicek, Keith Rosenbloom and Eric Wintemute. They will serve as directors unti.

American Vanguard Announces Voting Results of Its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

American Vanguard Declares Quarterly Dividend

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend in the amount of $0.03 per share of the company's common stock to shareholders of record as of June 26, 2024, for distribution on July 10, 2024. Chairman and CEO Eric W. Wintemute commented, “We remain committed to returning cash to shareholders through our dividend. This payment reflects the Board of Directors' confidence in our core business, our.

American Vanguard Declares Quarterly Dividend

American Vanguard Announces Retirement of COO

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD) today announced that, after 35 years in the agrochemical industry, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Bob Trogele, will be retiring effective May 31, 2024. Mr. Trogele joined the company's principal operating subsidiary, AMVAC, in January 2015 to focus on growing the business across multiple product lines and geographies, achieving greater profitability, and establishing a pipeline of future o.

American Vanguard Announces Retirement of COO

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American Vanguard (AVD) Q1 Earnings Beat, Sales Miss Estimates

American Vanguard's (AVD) U.S. crop business registers strong sales of granular soil insecticides, herbicides and cotton and peanut products in Q1.

American Vanguard (AVD) Q1 Earnings Beat, Sales Miss Estimates

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD ) Q1 2024 Results Conference Call May 9, 2024 4:15 PM ET Company Participants Anthony Young - Director of IR Eric Wintemute - Chairman and CEO David Johnson - CFO Bob Trogele - COO Tim Donnelly - Chief Information Officer Don Gualdoni - Chief Transformation Officer Conference Call Participants Scott Fortune - ROTH MKM Chris Kapsch - Loop Capital Markets Operator Greetings, and welcome to the American Vanguard First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast [Operator Instructions]. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

American Vanguard Reports Q1 2024 Results

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. First Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights – versus First Quarter 2023: Net sales of $135 million vs. $125 million Adjusted EBITDA1 of $15.5 million vs. $11.5 million Operating Income of $6.1 million vs. $3.3 million Net income of $1.6 million vs. $1.9 million Earnings per diluted share of $0.06 vs. $0.07 Eric Wintemute, Chairman and CEO of.

American Vanguard Reports Q1 2024 Results

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