AMERICAN VANGUARD (AVD) stock: insider trades, news & valuation
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AMERICAN VANGUARD insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 3 insiders bought $237K and 1 sold $1.2M of AVD stock on the open market.
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AVD insider buying and selling by quarter
Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.
| Quarter | Bought | Purchases | Sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | $40K | 1 | $1.2M | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | $197K | 4 | — | 0 |
Valuation, profit and volume
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 3 AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $237K, while 1 insider reported sales totaling $1.2M. Among insiders with enough purchase history to measure, Patrick E Gottschalk (Director) has the highest Insider Score at 19. 0 of 1 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
AVD stock news and SEC filings
Recent 8-K filings and headlines. Tone is scored from the headline wording; “Policy” marks regulatory, trade or government topics.
Insider transactions
Open-market purchases and sales.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20SEC | Cruiser Capital Advisors, LlcInsider | Sell | 556,58015,201 held (−97%) | $2.20 | $1.2M | -27.3% | — |
| Aug 18SEC | Steven D MacicekDirector | Buy | 19,00099,711 held (+24%) | $2.09 | $40K | -23.4% | — |
| Jun 8SEC | Douglas KayeCEO | Buy | 5,000300,251 held (+2%) | $2.50 | $12K | -36.0% | — |
| May 19SEC | Patrick E GottschalkDirector | Buy | 25,000191,705 held (+15%) | $2.70 | $68K | -40.7% | 19 |
| May 19SEC | Patrick E GottschalkDirector | Buy | 20,000166,705 held (+14%) | $2.95 | $59K | -45.8% | 19 |
| May 19SEC | Patrick E GottschalkDirector | Buy | 20,000146,705 held (+16%) | $2.92 | $58K | -45.2% | 19 |
Insiders at AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruiser Capital Advisors, LlcInsider | — | $1.2M | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| Patrick E GottschalkDirector | $185K | — | May 19, 2026 | 19 |
| Steven D MacicekDirector | $40K | — | Aug 18, 2026 | — |
| Douglas KayeCEO | $12K | — | Jun 8, 2026 | — |
Insider activity at other Materials companies
Same sector, ranked by insider buying in the last 90 days.
AVD stock: common questions
Are AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP insiders buying AVD stock?
In the past 12 months, 3 insiders reported open-market purchases of AVD worth $237K. The latest was Director Steven D Macicek bought $40K of AVD at $2.09 — first open-market purchase in our records; raises the stake by 24%.
Are AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP insiders selling AVD stock?
1 insiders reported sales worth $1.2M over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.
What is AVD's 52-week range?
Over the past year AVD has traded between $1.60 and $5.41. It last closed at $1.60 on Oct 9, 2026.