In a filing, American Vanguard Corp revealed its CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Kaye Douglas acquired Company’s shares for reported $9340.0 on Jun 11 ’25. In the deal valued at $4.67 per share,2,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Kaye Douglas now holds 290,461 shares worth roughly $1.33 million.
Then, Eilers Peter sold 3,000 shares, generating $16,050 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $5.35, the insider now owns 38,177 shares.
Before that, Eilers Peter bought 3,000 shares. American Vanguard Corp shares valued at $15,750 were divested by the Director at a price of $5.25 per share.
Lake Street initiated its American Vanguard Corp [AVD] rating to a Buy in a research note published on July 22, 2024; the price target was $14. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Loop Capital’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid November from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. Piper Jaffray also remained covering AVD and has increased its forecast on November 28, 2016 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Underweight” rating. SunTrust revised its rating on August 03, 2016. It rated AVD as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of AVD
On Tuesday, American Vanguard Corp [NYSE:AVD] saw its stock jump 5.06% to $4.57. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 32.85%. American Vanguard Corp shares have fallen nearly -50.33% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -1.30% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in American Vanguard Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in American Vanguard Corp stocks on 2025-07-15, growing by 0.28 million shares to a total of 0.91 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 0.63 million shares. There was a rise of 30.5%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
