Over 12 months, American Vanguard Corp saw more selling than buying from its insiders — purchases of about $237,000 against sales of $1.2 million.
Biggest single buyer: Gottschalk Patrick E, Director, with roughly $68,000. Notably, at least one C-suite executive was among the buyers.
Big money check: 105 institutions held AVD as of Q2 2026, and more funds sold than bought. Zooming out by quarter: Last full quarter: net selling by insiders. Insiders bought in 3 of the last 7 full quarters.
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC | Director | Sell | 556,580 | $2.20 | $1.2M | SEC |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Macicek Steven D | Director | Buy | 19,000 | $2.09 | $40K | SEC |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Kaye Douglas | CEO | Buy | 5,000 | $2.50 | $12K | SEC |
| May 19, 2026 | Gottschalk Patrick E | Director | Buy | 20,000 | $2.92 | $58K | SEC |
| May 19, 2026 | Gottschalk Patrick E | Director | Buy | 20,000 | $2.95 | $59K | SEC |
| May 19, 2026 | Gottschalk Patrick E | Director | Buy | 25,000 | $2.70 | $68K | SEC |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Eilers Peter | Officer | Sell | 6,000 | $5.35 | $32K | SEC |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Kaye Douglas | CEO | Buy | 2,000 | $4.67 | $9K | SEC |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Eilers Peter | Officer | Sell | 3,000 | $5.35 | $16K | SEC |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Macicek Steven D | Director | Buy | 12,000 | $5.97 | $72K | SEC |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC | Director | Buy | 7,000 | $6.08 | $43K | SEC |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC | Director | Buy | 104,492 | $5.74 | $600K | SEC |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC | Director | Buy | 25,000 | $5.94 | $148K | SEC |
| Sep 3, 2024 | WINTEMUTE ERIC G | Chair | Sell | 39,380 | $5.75 | $226K | SEC |
| Sep 3, 2024 | WINTEMUTE ERIC G | Chair | Sell | 60,620 | $5.70 | $346K | SEC |
In the last 12 months American Vanguard Corp insiders made open-market purchases worth about $237,000 and sales worth about $1.2 million. Data comes from SEC Form 4 filings, updated every 30 minutes on CapitalSnitch.
The most recent open-market insider trade in AVD was filed on 2026-08-20.
105 investment managers reported holding AVD in SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
No congressional trades in AVD were reported in the past two years. The full list is free on CapitalSnitch.
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