Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the sixteen research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have given a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $11.8333.

AVTR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Robert W. Baird set a $11.00 price target on Avantor in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Avantor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Avantor from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 13th. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Avantor in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Avantor from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th.

Avantor Stock Up 0.5%

Avantor stock opened at $9.05 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $10.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $12.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. Avantor has a twelve month low of $8.78 and a twelve month high of $18.02. The company has a market capitalization of $6.18 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.61, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.94.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.27 earnings per share. Avantor’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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Avantor will post 1.06 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Sanjeev K. Mehra purchased 350,000 shares of Avantor stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $11.09 per share, for a total transaction of $3,881,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 350,000 shares in the company, valued at $3,881,500. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Gregory T. Lucier acquired 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of $9.16 per share, for a total transaction of $458,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 50,000 shares in the company, valued at $458,000. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have purchased a total of 500,000 shares of company stock worth $5,279,500 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avantor

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dodge & Cox increased its holdings in Avantor by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 117,746,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,469,481,000 after acquiring an additional 313,404 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Avantor by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 65,988,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $823,542,000 after purchasing an additional 1,135,279 shares in the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its holdings in shares of Avantor by 10.8% in the third quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 34,548,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,161,000 after purchasing an additional 3,356,861 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Avantor in the fourth quarter worth $268,584,000. Finally, Greenhaven Associates Inc. boosted its stake in Avantor by 12.0% during the fourth quarter. Greenhaven Associates Inc. now owns 20,500,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $234,937,000 after buying an additional 2,189,083 shares during the period. 95.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.