In the past week, AVD stock has gone down by -9.82%, with a monthly decline of -11.42% and a quarterly surge of 1.35%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.82%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.15% for American Vanguard Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.28% for AVD’s stock, with a -26.39% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for AVD is 1.04. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AVD is 26.75M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.71% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AVD on March 27, 2025 was 270.50K shares.
AVD) stock’s latest price update
American Vanguard Corp (NYSE: AVD)’s stock price has gone rise by 6.89 in comparison to its previous close of 4.21, however, the company has experienced a -9.82% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-14 that American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 14, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Anthony Young – Director, IR Dak Kaye – CEO David Johnson – CFO Conference Call Participants Ben Klieve – Lake Street Capital Mike Harrison – Seaport Research Partners Wayne Pinsent – Gabelli Funds Operator Greetings, and welcome to the American Vanguard Fourth Quarter Earnings Review Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode, and a question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation.
Analysts’ Opinion of AVD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AVD stocks, with Lake Street repeating the rating for AVD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AVD in the upcoming period, according to Lake Street is $14 based on the research report published on July 22, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
AVD Trading at -13.42% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AVD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -65.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.15%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.82%, as shares sank -13.79% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.64% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AVD fell by -9.82%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -48.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.70. In addition, American Vanguard Corp saw -2.81% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AVD starting from Eilers Peter, who sale 3,000 shares at the price of $5.35 back on Dec 13 ’24. After this action, Eilers Peter now owns 38,177 shares of American Vanguard Corp, valued at $16,050 using the latest closing price.
Eilers Peter, the Director of American Vanguard Corp, proposed sale 3,000 shares at $5.25 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that Eilers Peter is holding shares at $15,750 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AVD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Vanguard Corp stands at -0.05. The total capital return value is set at -0.04. Equity return is now at value -8.43, with -3.70 for asset returns.
Based on American Vanguard Corp (AVD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.38 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.61. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 45.08 million with net debt to EBITDA at 69.63. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.47for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.73. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.89.
Conclusion
In conclusion, American Vanguard Corp (AVD) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
