AVD insider trading
NYSE Basic MaterialsAMERICAN VANGUARD CORP: insider trade history from SEC Form 4 filings.
About AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets chemical, biological and biorational products for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. It synthesizes and formulates chemicals, and ferments and extracts microbial products, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil health, plant nutrition, molluscicides, growth regulators, soil fumigants, and biorationals in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf, ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. The company also markets, sells, and distributes end-use chemical and biological products for crop applications; and distributes products for turf and ornamental markets. It distributes its products through national distribution companies, and buying groups or co-operatives; and through sales offices, sales force executives, sales agents, and wholly owned distributors. American Vanguard Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
Company website: www.american-vanguard.com
AVD insider activity at a glance
FilingIQ tracks 537 insider transactions for AVD in filings since Jan 6, 2015. The most recent transaction is dated Aug 18, 2026.
Across the full history, 51 open-market purchases
and 39 open-market sales
were filed under transaction codes P and S respectively. Compensatory share awards
(code A) and option exercises (code M) are tracked separately and not counted here.
The average FilingIQ composite score on AVD insider trades is 49.5/100, produced by FilingIQ's multi-factor Form 4 model. Model framework documented at methodology.
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Frequently asked
- How many insider trades does FilingIQ track for AVD?
- FilingIQ tracks 537 Form 4 insider transactions for AVD (AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP), covering filings from Jan 6, 2015 onwards. 3 of those are dated within the last 90 days.
- Are AVD insiders net buyers or net sellers?
- Across the full Form 4 history for AVD, 51 transactions (9%) were open-market purchases and 39 (7%) were open-market sales. Compensatory awards and option exercises are filtered out of these counts.
- Where does AVD insider data come from?
- Every transaction shown on this page is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. FilingIQ normalises insider identity across reporting variations and scores discretionary open-market purchases and sales on its multi-factor composite model.
- What sector is AVD in?
- AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD) is classified in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Agricultural Inputs, with a current market capitalisation of $150.88M.
Methodology & sources
Every AVD insider transaction shown on FilingIQ is parsed directly from a public SEC Form 4 XML filing. Insider identity is normalised across reporting variants (CIK changes, name spellings, related-party indirect holdings). The FilingIQ composite score is documented in full on the team page and algo disclosure. Not investment advice; see disclaimer.