Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.770-0.830 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.790. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued an “underperform” rating and issued a $8.00 target price on shares of Avantor in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Robert W. Baird set a $11.00 target price on Avantor in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Avantor from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $10.50 target price on shares of Avantor in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on Avantor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.80.

Avantor Stock Performance

Avantor stock traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $7.81. 2,313,476 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,245,591. Avantor has a twelve month low of $7.26 and a twelve month high of $16.17. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.78. The firm has a market cap of $5.32 billion, a PE ratio of -10.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.00.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.01. Avantor had a positive return on equity of 10.45% and a negative net margin of 8.09%.The company had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.27 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. Avantor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.830 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Avantor will post 1.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Sanjeev K. Mehra acquired 125,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $8.01 per share, with a total value of $1,001,250.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 475,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,804,750. The trade was a 35.71% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Gregory L. Summe acquired 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $9.40 per share, with a total value of $940,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at $3,760,000. This trade represents a 33.33% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders purchased 275,000 shares of company stock valued at $2,399,250. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Avantor

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Avantor by 28.1% in the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 4,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 905 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Avantor by 60.9% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 1,064 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of Avantor by 17.6% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 7,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 1,101 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Avantor by 119.1% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 1,189 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its holdings in shares of Avantor by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 206,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,576,000 after buying an additional 1,279 shares during the period. 95.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Avantor

Avantor, Inc (NYSE:AVTR) is a global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. The company delivers essential solutions that support research, development, production and safety applications. Its product portfolio spans from high-purity chemicals and reagents to biologics and cell culture media, as well as lab equipment, consumables and custom manufacturing services.

Avantor’s offerings are organized across two primary segments.