Douglas Kaye

CEO Douglas Kaye buys 5,000 AVD shares at $2.50; stock down 55.1% from 52-week high, company unprofitable

Douglas Kaye, Chief Executive Officer of American Vanguard Corp, purchased 5,000 shares at $2.50 on 2026-06-03, adding to his 295.3K share position. The purchase occurred as AVD trades at $2.66, down 55.1% from its 52-week high of $5.92 and down 12.2% over the trailing 30 days. Fundamentally, the company reported net income of $-4.1M against revenue of $123.6M, reflecting a loss position over its most recent full fiscal year. Kaye's prior buy at this ticker on 2025-06-11 showed positive 90-day performance (+15.4%), though his recent 30-day return was negative (-15.6%), indicating a historical pattern of eventual recovery despite short-term declines.

AVD CEO Kaye Douglas buys 2,000 shares at $4.67 amid -5.5% annual revenue decline and negative net income of $-8.5M

Kaye Douglas, Chief Executive Officer, purchased 2,000 shares at $4.67, increasing holdings to 290,461 shares. This occurs in a challenging operational context: American Vanguard reported quarterly revenue of $115.8M but net income of $-8.5M, with annual revenue declining 5.5% year-over-year and the company unprofitable over its most recent full fiscal year. The stock is trading at $4.52 (current price), down 53.0% from its 52-week high of $9.62, though it has gained 2.5% over the past 30 days. The purchase represents a modest 0.7% increase to the CEO's holdings and involves a small dollar amount of $9,340.00 relative to the company's $128.2M market capitalization.