American Vanguard (AVD) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday

American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) will be posting its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, May 9th. Analysts expect American Vanguard to post earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter.

American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 14th. The basic materials company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25. American Vanguard had a net margin of 1.30% and a return on equity of 2.05%. The business had revenue of $172.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $172.70 million.

American Vanguard Stock Down 0.1 %

American Vanguard stock traded down $0.01 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $12.22. 4,276 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 193,245. American Vanguard has a 52-week low of $8.41 and a 52-week high of $18.77. The firm has a market cap of $351.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.31 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.87. The company’s 50-day moving average is $11.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.76.

American Vanguard Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 27th were paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 26th. American Vanguard’s dividend payout ratio is presently 44.44%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Loop Capital increased their target price on American Vanguard from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 15th. Roth Mkm increased their price objective on shares of American Vanguard from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 15th. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of American Vanguard in a research report on Wednesday, January 31st. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of American Vanguard from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.00.

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.