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AVD

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
NYSE· Agricultural Chemicals· Inc. DE· CIK 0000005981 Materials & Mining
$1.07 +0.04 (+3.88%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $1.03
Market cap
$30.4M
Nano cap
Next earnings
Nov 9
in 13 days
1 year
−78.2%
from $4.90 · Oct 28
30 days
−40.2%
from $1.79
52-week range
$1.03–5.41
−80% from high · low Oct 23
Avg volume 20D
521.3K
Oct 15 spike 3.02M
Short interest
305.8K
≈1.0% of shares · −21.5%
Days to cover
1.0
at average volume
Insider net
−$987.4K
3 buyers · 1 seller · 12 mo
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
Filing reports
4
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read BEARISH 2 reports · 90 days
Balance 1 bearish · 0 bullish · 1 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 1/2 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 9, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL American Vanguard announced a planned CFO transition: Matthew Horwath was appointed CFO effective October 1…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

  • R Mar 18 American Vanguard reported a 6% YoY revenue decline to $515.1M in 20…
  • B May 12 to May 19 3 days of insider buys: $184.9K by 1 insider, avg $2.84
  • B Jun 3 1 insider buy $12.5K at $2.50
  • X Aug 14 Short interest jumps 47.5% to 253.6K
  • B Aug 17 1 insider buy $39.7K at $2.09
  • S Aug 18 1 insider sell $1.2M at $2.20
  • X Sep 15 Short interest falls 32.5% to 196.2K
  • X Sep 30 Short interest jumps 98.5% to 389.6K

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    3 insiders bought $237.1K at an average $2.66. 1 insider sold $1.2M. Price is 60% below their cost.

  • InstitutionsMIXED

    Q2 2026: 15 added (0 new), 16 trimmed or exited.

  • Short sellersCOVERING

    Short interest −21.5% to 305.8K shares. 1.0 days to cover, ≈1.0% of shares.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    43% below its 50-day average. New closing low $1.03 on Oct 23.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
BlackRock, Inc.TRIM933,473$2.6M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPTRIM774,597$2.2M
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCADD355,277$994.8K
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCTRIM303,807$851.2K
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET ALADD279,443$782.4K
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM209,959$587.9K
JPMORGAN CHASE & COTRIM183,467$497.2K
STATE STREET CORPNEAR_EXIT136,626$382.6K

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

last action Jun 2025
Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 9, 2025Lake Street
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Jul 22, 2024Lake Street
INITIATE
INITIATEBuy
Apr 15, 2024Loop Capital
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Mar 15, 2024Roth MKM
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Nov 20, 2018Loop Capital
UPGRADE
UPGRADEBuy
Jan 23, 2017Roth Capital
UPGRADE
UPGRADEBuy

Insider ledger

Form 4
$237.1K
bought · 3 insiders
$1.2M
sold · 1 insider
−59.8%
vs their $2.66 cost
DateInsiderTypeValue
Aug 18, 2026
ROSENBLOOM KEITH M
Director
SELL$1.2M
Aug 17, 2026
Macicek Steven D
Director
BUY$39.7K
Jul 10, 2026
Kaye Douglas
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
OTHER$15.4K
Jun 4, 2026
DiPaola Michael Joseph
Chief Commercial Officer
AWARD20,000 sh
Jun 4, 2026
Gottschalk Patrick E
Director
AWARD31,872 sh
Jun 4, 2026
Straley Jared
SVP Operations & Supply Chain
AWARD20,000 sh
Jun 4, 2026
Khosravi Shirin
CHRO
AWARD20,000 sh
Jun 4, 2026
Gilliam Nolteanous
SVP Manufacturing
AWARD20,000 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 9
reports in 13 days
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q———$0.00
Next Q———$0.00
Current FY———$0.00
Next FY———$0.00

Washington

Corporate Lobbying

5 lobbying filings and 0 bills this company lobbies on, with spend, stage and how each bill touches it, are for subscribers.

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Short side

FINRA· Oct 15, 2026
305,818
shares short
-21.5%
vs prior settlement
1.0
days to cover
≈1.0%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 1, 2026 SEC
American Vanguard announced a planned CFO transition: Matthew Horwath was appointed CFO effective October 1, 2026…
8-K — Impact 3/10
Aug 20, 2026 SEC
Two AVD directors traded in opposing directions within a week: a $1.22M open-market sale by Rosenbloom and a $40K…
CLUSTER — Impact 5/10
Aug 18, 2026 Insider
ROSENBLOOM KEITH M sold 556,580 shares
Director @ $2.20 ($1.2M)
Aug 17, 2026 Insider
Macicek Steven D bought 19,000 shares
Director @ $2.09 ($39.7K)
Jul 29, 2026 Earnings calendar
AVD Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-29
Jul 10, 2026 Insider
Kaye Douglas acquired 6,527 shares
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER @ $2.36 ($15.4K)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
BlackRock, Inc. — TRIM
933,473 shares ($2.6M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP — TRIM
774,597 shares ($2.2M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 9, 2026
Earnings date
AVD Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-11-09
Recent
Jul 29, 2026
Earnings date
AVD Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-29
Jun 4, 2026
Earnings date
AVD Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-06-04
Mar 12, 2026
Earnings date
AVD Q4 2025 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-03-12

SecBot reports

4 filings · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 mixed · 2 neutral
All AVD filing & press-release reports (4)