Oxford Asset Management LLP Acquires New Shares in American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD)

Oxford Asset Management LLP acquired a new stake in shares of American Vanguard Co. (NYSE:AVD) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 35,224 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $163,000. Oxford Asset Management LLP owned about 0.12% of American Vanguard at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in American Vanguard by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,498,061 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $6,936,000 after buying an additional 29,713 shares in the last quarter. Topline Capital Management LLC bought a new position in American Vanguard during the fourth quarter valued at about $3,758,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in American Vanguard by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 595,771 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,759,000 after buying an additional 13,798 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in American Vanguard by 26.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 376,626 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,744,000 after buying an additional 77,728 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its holdings in American Vanguard by 40.1% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 102,412 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 29,300 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.04% of the company’s stock.

American Vanguard Trading Up 1.2 %

American Vanguard stock opened at $4.16 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.89. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $4.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $5.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $119.76 million, a PE ratio of -4.04 and a beta of 1.03. American Vanguard Co. has a 52 week low of $3.28 and a 52 week high of $12.67.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

About American Vanguard

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.