American Vanguard CorpAVD
Market Cap: $181M
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
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
77% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $312K | Put options by funds: $176K
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 3 (+1) [Q2]
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 139 [Q1] → 131 (-8) [Q2]
7.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 82.58% [Q1] → 75.54% (-7.04%) [Q2]
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 32
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 61
41% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $308M [Q1] → $182M (-$126M) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Lake Street Ben Klieve 43% 1-year accuracy 3 / 7 met price target | 124%upside $14 | Buy Initiated | 22 Jul 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about AVD published over the past 30 days