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AVD · American Vanguard Corp

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$2.12 -0.01 (-0.47%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$62.54M
Shares
29.50M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$2.12 Open$2.15 Day$2.05–2.19 52W close$2.06–5.81 Avg vol 30d199K Short int172K · 0.6% float · 1.1d Short vol66% Last earningsAug 10, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 10

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 17, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 13 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 10, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −40%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −19%
      below
      RSI (14) 32
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 2%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −19%
      trailing
      6-month return −58%
      trailing
      YTD return −45%
      this year
      Relative strength −71%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $3 › 200d $4 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -12% holders QoQ · +22 funds added
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$80.0K over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Falling
      0.58% of float · ▼ -18.2% MoM · 1.1 days cover
      Volume signal Reversal watch
      High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      104 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Squeeze score 33
      low risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth −6%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 29%
      expanding
      EPS growth +61%
      Y/Y
      Balance sheet $153.7M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 66%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −65%
      past year
      ATR 7.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 11, 2026
      2026
      Sales $530M – $550M
      prior FY $515.11M midpoint +4.8% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $44M – $48M
      going forward
      Annualized savings from L.A. production facility rationalization at least $4M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Nov 12, 2025
      Adjusted EBITDA · full year 2025 $40M – $44M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
      4 · 3 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −40% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −19% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      32 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      2% Bearish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $3 › 200d $4 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -12% holders QoQ · +22 funds added
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$80.0K over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Falling
      0.58% of float · ▼ -18.2% MoM · 1.1 days cover
      Volume signal Reversal watch
      High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      104 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $2 Now $2 · 2% Range high $6
      vs 200-day avg -40% vs 50-day avg -19%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $16.9M First Half 2026
      Adjusted operating expenses non-GAAP $33.5M Q2 FY2026
      Adjusted operating expenses as a percent of sales non-GAAP 28.5% Q2 FY2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Agricultural Inputs — same industry group
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      $62.54M -44.5% -5.9% 0.6%
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      $51.16B +14.4% +2.9% 50.1 2.7%
      NTR
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      $32.06B +10.6% 0.8%
      CF
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      $17.90B +53.0% +19.3% 8.8 5.3%
      YARIY
      Yara International ASA
      $11.21B +8.8% 0.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      104
      % held
      49.8%
      Net QoQ
      -2.9M sh
      Top holder
      WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GRO…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      183
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      172.0K
      Days to cover
      1.1d
      Change
      -38.3K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      66%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      4
      Value
      $12
      As of
      Jul 8, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      45.5%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net buying
      Net (90d)
      +$80.0K
      Buyers / Sellers
      2 / 0
      Buyers Sellers
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $515.1M
      Net income (FY)
      $-49.9M
      EPS diluted
      $-1.75
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 300.0K
      Remaining
      shares 0
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 11, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $32.1K
      Shares
      6.0K
      Filed
      Sep 4, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 10, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      American Vanguard Corporation (AV…
      Published
      Aug 11, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      AVD -12.0% -18.8% -57.7% -11.3% -44.5%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -12.4% -23.2% -71.5% -15.2% -58.4%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.03 / share · ex Jun 26, 2024
      Raised 20%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.00 / share · 0 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      · no payout in the trailing year
      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2024
      Authorized
      shares 300,000
      Spent (derived)
      shares 300,000
      Remaining
      shares 0
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 5981 CUSIP 030371108 13F (30d) 106 filings 103 filers Visit website Investor relations