Zacks Initiates Coverage of AVD With Neutral Recommendation

Discover why Zacks, being the first on Wall Street to initiate stock coverage, rates American Vanguard as "Neutral." Explore how AVD's restructuring efforts, resilient U.S. business and growth prospects balance against high debt, weak cash flow and market challenges.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 27, 2026

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) Announces CFO Transition

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / October 1, 2026 / American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops, manufactures, and markets solutions for crop protection and nutrition, turf and ornamental management and commercial pest control, today announced a transition in the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role. Matt Horwath will join American Vanguard on October 1, 2026 as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding David Johnson as part of a planned leadership transition.

Accesswire • Oct 1, 2026

American Vanguard Announces Acquisition of U.S. Crop-Protection Products from Syngenta

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 29, 2026 / American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that its principal operating subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corporation (AMVAC), has entered into agreements with Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC and Syngenta Crop Protection AG to acquire the U.S. rights to four established crop-protection brands: Caparol®, Evik®, Prime+® and Agri-Flex®. "The addition of these well-established brands to the AMVAC portfolio expands and strengthens our offerings in core crops while providing American farmers solutions for their specific field challenges," said Dak.

Accesswire • Sep 29, 2026

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) Announces Executive Appointment of Mark Helt as U.S. Crop President

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 11, 2026 / American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced Mark Helt joined the company as U.S. Crop President. Mark brings more than 25 years of commercial leadership experience across the North American crop protection, seed, and specialty markets.

Accesswire • Aug 11, 2026

American Vanguard Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

American Vanguard NYSE: AVD reported lower second-quarter sales amid challenging agricultural market conditions, while management said U.S. specialty growth, cost actions and product-development investments supported its full-year outlook.

MarketBeat • Aug 11, 2026

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha • Aug 10, 2026

American Vanguard Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 10, 2026 / American Vanguard Corporation, a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops, manufactures, and markets solutions for crop protection and nutrition, turf and ornamental management and commercial pest control, today reported financial results for the second quarter and six-months ended June 30, 2026.

Accesswire • Aug 10, 2026

American Vanguard Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Webcast Conference Call

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 4, 2026 / American Vanguard Corporation announced today that it will report financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, on Monday, August 10, 2026, after the market closes. In addition, the company will conduct an earnings conference call on that day at 4:30 pm ET/ 1:30 pm PT.

Accesswire • Aug 4, 2026

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) Announces Executive Appointment of Hermann Castro as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development at AMVAC

NEWPORT BEACH, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 1, 2026 / American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that Hermann Castro has joined its executive team as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. Mr. Castro brings more than 25 years of global leadership experience across the agricultural value chain, including crop protection, seed and traits, production agriculture, and fresh produce systems.

Accesswire • Jul 1, 2026

American Vanguard Announces Voting Results Of 2026 Annual Meeting Of Stockholders

NEWPORT BEACH, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 8, 2026 / American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) announced the voting results from its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 3, 2026. As to the first of four initiatives, the seven director nominees named in the proxy received more votes "for" than "against"; those persons are: Marisol Angelini, Mark Bassett, Patrick Gottschalk, Douglas Kaye, Steven Macicek, Rubin McDougal and Keith Rosenbloom.

Accesswire • Jun 8, 2026