American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) Stock Holdings Trimmed by LSV Asset Management

LSV Asset Management decreased its holdings in American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) by 60.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,200 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 20,000 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management’s holdings in American Vanguard were worth $61,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in American Vanguard by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,498,061 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $6,936,000 after purchasing an additional 29,713 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of American Vanguard by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 595,771 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,759,000 after buying an additional 13,798 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of American Vanguard by 26.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 376,626 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,744,000 after acquiring an additional 77,728 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of American Vanguard by 28.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 156,691 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $830,000 after acquiring an additional 34,297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its holdings in American Vanguard by 59.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 73,112 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $388,000 after purchasing an additional 27,229 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.04% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Lake Street Capital set a $14.00 price target on American Vanguard in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st.

American Vanguard Price Performance

Shares of American Vanguard stock opened at $3.92 on Wednesday. American Vanguard Co. has a 52 week low of $3.28 and a 52 week high of $12.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $4.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.12. The stock has a market cap of $112.85 million, a PE ratio of -3.81 and a beta of 1.03.

American Vanguard Company Profile

American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. It manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil health, plant nutrition, molluscicides, growth regulators, soil fumigants, and biorationals in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection.