American Vanguard Corp (AVD)

• Market cap: $152M
• 1 day: -2.40%
• 5 days: -4.00%
• 1 month: 1.34%
• 3 months: -13.87%
• 6 months: -5.55%
• Year to date: 16.81%
• 1 year: -51.20%
• 5 years: -69.57%
• 10 years: -54.33%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Agricultural Chemicals

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 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

133% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $156K | Put options by funds: $67K

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 18

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 37

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119 [Q3] → 132 (+13) [Q4]

2.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.31% [Q3] → 71.84% (+2.53%) [Q4]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 2 (+0) [Q4]

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $106M [Q3] → $95.7M (-$10.4M) [Q4]