American Vanguard (AVD) Stock Overview
Through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets synthetic, biological, and biorational products for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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An Undervalued 3.3Moz Gold Project in Canada
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$2.42 |
| 52 Week High | US$5.92 |
| 52 Week Low | US$2.05 |
| Beta | 1.43 |
| 1 Month Change | -48.84% |
| 3 Month Change | -36.48% |
| 1 Year Change | -36.32% |
| 3 Year Change | -88.45% |
| 5 Year Change | -87.90% |
| Change since IPO | 268.11% |
Recent News & Updates
American Vanguard: Making Improvements, But The Environment Remains Challenging
Feb 18American Vanguard Corporation's (NYSE:AVD) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Revenues
Dec 18
Recent updates
American Vanguard: Making Improvements, But The Environment Remains Challenging
Feb 18American Vanguard Corporation's (NYSE:AVD) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Revenues
Dec 18At US$4.41, Is American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) Worth Looking At Closely?
Nov 20Is American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Using Debt In A Risky Way?
Oct 30American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 29%
Aug 13
Implementing ERP Systems And Reducing Inventory Will Streamline Processes
The ERP system and transformation plan aim to improve efficiency, enhance margins, and boost EBITDA through better cost management and operational processes.American Vanguard: Can New Leadership And Restructuring Reinvigorate The Business?
Feb 27Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By American Vanguard Corporation's (NYSE:AVD) Revenues Despite 33% Price Jump
Feb 03Slammed 31% American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) Screens Well Here But There Might Be A Catch
Dec 20Is American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Using Too Much Debt?
Dec 12Analysts Have Been Trimming Their American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) Price Target After Its Latest Report
Nov 15These Return Metrics Don't Make American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Look Too Strong
Sep 25Is American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) Potentially Undervalued?
Aug 09American Vanguard: Panic Selloff Makes Shares Attractive
Jul 24American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.03
Jun 16American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.03
Mar 16Cove Street Capital - American Vanguard: A Unique Confluence Of Highly Favorable Factors
Feb 04American Vanguard Corporation: Large Declines In Price Don't Always Mean Value
Dec 25American Vanguard's (NYSE:AVD) Dividend Will Be $0.03
Dec 18These 4 Measures Indicate That American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Is Using Debt Extensively
Oct 26American Vanguard: Current Pessimism Represents A Good Opportunity For Long-Term Investors
Sep 28American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.03
Sep 15American Vanguard: Acquisitions Creating Growth And Reducing Cyclicality
Jul 11Returns At American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) Appear To Be Weighed Down
May 11Shareholder Returns
| AVD | US Chemicals | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 17.5% | 1.5% | 3.5% |
| 1Y | -36.3% | 17.8% | 31.0% |
Return vs Industry: AVD underperformed the US Chemicals industry which returned 10.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AVD underperformed the US Market which returned 23.7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| AVD volatility | |
|---|---|
| AVD Average Weekly Movement | 11.8% |
| Chemicals Industry Average Movement | 7.3% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.4% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.3% |
Stable Share Price: AVD's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: AVD's weekly volatility (12%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 739 | Dak Kaye | www.american-vanguard.com |
American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets synthetic, biological, and biorational products for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. The company synthesizes and formulates chemicals and ferments and extracts microbial products for crops, turf, ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection, such as insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil health, plant nutrition, molluscicides, growth regulators, soil fumigants, and biorationals in liquid, powder, and granular forms. It distributes its products through national distribution companies, buying groups, or co-operatives, as well as through sales offices, wholly owned distributors, sales force executives, and sales agents.
American Vanguard Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| AVD fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$69.07m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$49.88m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$515.11m |
Is AVD overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| AVD income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$515.11m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$367.55m |
| Gross Profit | US$147.56m |
| Other Expenses | US$197.44m |
| Earnings | -US$49.88m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -1.75 |
| Gross Margin | 28.65% |
| Net Profit Margin | -9.68% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 90.4% |
How did AVD perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/04/04 05:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
American Vanguard Corporation is covered by 5 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Nick Genova | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Benjamin Klieve | Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC |
| Brett William Wong | Piper Sandler Companies |