Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) Price Target Raised to $15.00

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) had its target price increased by Stifel Nicolaus from $8.00 to $15.00 in a research report released on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a hold rating on the stock.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Avantor in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Zacks Research raised Avantor from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Avantor from $9.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday. Citigroup upped their price target on Avantor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Avantor from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Avantor presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.00.

Avantor Stock Down 0.6%

AVTR opened at $13.78 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $9.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 13.95 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.78. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $10.26 and its 200 day moving average is $9.45. Avantor has a fifty-two week low of $7.26 and a fifty-two week high of $15.93.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.61 billion. Avantor had a positive return on equity of 9.92% and a negative net margin of 8.81%.Avantor’s revenue for the quarter was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.24 EPS. Avantor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.830 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Avantor will post 0.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Avantor news, Director Gregory T. Lucier acquired 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $8.32 per share, for a total transaction of $83,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 60,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $499,200. This trade represents a 20.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AVTR. Private Management Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Avantor by 50.4% in the fourth quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 2,456,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,156,000 after acquiring an additional 823,572 shares during the period. Brickwood Asset Management LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Avantor by 6,891.9% in the fourth quarter. Brickwood Asset Management LLP now owns 3,184,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,489,000 after purchasing an additional 3,138,504 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Avantor by 209.5% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 401,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,607,000 after buying an additional 272,093 shares during the period. Agman Capital LLC bought a new position in Avantor during the 4th quarter worth about $3,915,000. Finally, Thornburg Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Avantor by 29.4% during the fourth quarter. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. now owns 576,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,612,000 after buying an additional 131,186 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.08% of the company’s stock.

Avantor News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Avantor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Avantor reported second-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.21, exceeding the $0.19 consensus estimate, while revenue of $1.69 billion also topped expectations. The return of organic growth at its VWR business helped support the improved results and outlook. Avantor Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on VWR Growth, Guidance Raised
• Positive Sentiment: Management issued 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $0.80 to $0.83 and is targeting adjusted net leverage below 3x, signaling confidence in earnings growth and balance-sheet improvement. Avantor outlines 2026 adjusted EPS and leverage targets
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised their price targets following the earnings report: Wells Fargo moved to $16 and maintained an overweight rating, Stifel raised its target to $15 with a hold rating, and Morgan Stanley increased its target to $14 with an equal-weight rating.
• Positive Sentiment: From a technical perspective, AVTR’s 50-day moving average has crossed above its 200-day moving average, forming a “golden cross.” This typically signals improving momentum and may attract technical traders. Avantor flashes golden cross signal
• Neutral Sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded Avantor from “strong sell” to “hold,” reducing a major negative stance but stopping short of endorsing the shares as a buy.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beat, revenue grew only 0.5% year over year, prior-year EPS was higher at $0.24, and the company continues to report a negative net margin. Several analyst ratings remain neutral, suggesting that much of the near-term recovery may already be reflected in the stock.

Avantor Company Profile

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.