Patrick E Gottschalk bought $117k of AVD
director at AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP. 40,000 shares at an average of $2.94, traded May 12, 2026, filed May 19, 2026.
Score components
- +15RoleDirector
- +10Trade size$117k at market
- +6Relative to holdingsHoldings up 32%
- +8Price context50% below the 52-week high
- 0ClusterNo other insider buying within 14 days
- 0Repeat buyingFirst buy in 90 days
- 0Track recordToo few past buys to judge (0 with prices)
What happened after comparable buys
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
This signal so far: 1m -0.7%, 3m -18.7%, 6m -.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001193125-26-230868, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock | +20,000 | $2.92 | $58k | 146,705 | May 19, 2026 |
| May 13, 2026 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock | +20,000 | $2.95 | $59k | 166,705 | May 19, 2026 |
Related signals
Other insiders at AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60Notable | AVDsell AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Keith M Rosenbloom director | $1.2M 556,580 shares | -97% | |
| 45Moderate | AVDbuy AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Steven D Macicek director | $40k 19,000 shares | +24% | |
| 33Weak | AVDbuy AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Douglas Kaye CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $13k 5,000 shares | +2% | |
| 39Weak | AVDbuy AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Patrick E Gottschalk director | $68k 25,000 shares | +15% | |
| 25Weak | AVDsell AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Peter Eilers See Remarks | $32k 6,000 shares | -16% | |
| 24Weak | AVDbuy AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Douglas Kaye CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $9,340 2,000 shares | +1% | |
| 15Weak | AVDsell AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Peter Eilers See Remarks | $16k 3,000 shares | -7% | |
| 33Weak | AVDbuy AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Steven D Macicek director | $72k 12,000 shares | +62% | |
| 35Weak | AVDbuy AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Ulrich Trogele See Remarks | $54k 5,000 shares | +3% | |
| 35Weak | AVDbuy AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | Ulrich Trogele See Remarks | $50k 5,015 shares | +3% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.