Mitchell Butier Sells 20,000 Shares of Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) Stock

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) Director Mitchell Butier sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.88, for a total transaction of $3,477,600.00. Following the sale, the director owned 211,147 shares in the company, valued at $36,714,240.36. The trade was a 8.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Avery Dennison Stock Down 0.2%

Avery Dennison stock opened at $170.72 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $187.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $177.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43. Avery Dennison Corporation has a 1-year low of $156.23 and a 1-year high of $199.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.44, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 0.97.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.05. Avery Dennison had a return on equity of 33.84% and a net margin of 7.77%.The firm had revenue of $2.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.29 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.38 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. Avery Dennison has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.46 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Avery Dennison Corporation will post 9.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Avery Dennison Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.94 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Avery Dennison’s dividend payout ratio is 42.82%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AVY has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group upped their price target on Avery Dennison from $218.00 to $226.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Avery Dennison from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Avery Dennison in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $213.00 to $234.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $188.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Avery Dennison has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $208.45.

Institutional Trading of Avery Dennison

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AVY. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of Avery Dennison by 89.9% in the second quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 169 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Avery Dennison by 16,900.0% in the fourth quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 170 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. bought a new stake in Avery Dennison during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in Avery Dennison by 60.8% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 193 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Avery Dennison in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 94.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Avery Dennison

Here are the key news stories impacting Avery Dennison this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sell-side support remains: multiple analysts maintain buy/overweight ratings and above-current price targets (median ~$214.5), which provides upside thesis and can limit downside pressure. Quiver Quant — CEO Pay & Analyst Notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Media coverage and analyst commentary framed Avery Dennison as a consumer-cyclical name alongside peers, offering context but no single catalyst. The Globe and Mail — Analyst Insights
• Neutral Sentiment: Proxy/compensation filing shows CEO Deon Stander’s estimated 2025 pay (~$9.54M), modestly down year-over-year — unlikely to materially move the stock by itself. Quiver Quant — CEO Pay & Insider Activity
• Negative Sentiment: Director Mitchell R. Butier sold sizable blocks (20,000 shares on Mar 11 at ~$173.88 and 13,000 shares on Mar 12 at ~$171.50). Continued insider selling can signal liquidity-taking and weighs on sentiment. SEC Form 4 — Insider Sales
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks trimmed near-term and medium-term EPS estimates modestly (small cuts to Q4 2026/Q1 2027/Q4 2027 and FY2026–27 forecasts). Even small downgrades can pressure shares in the absence of stronger operational beats.
• Negative Sentiment: Institutional rebalancing noted in data (large quarterly reductions by several big managers per Quiver), which can increase selling pressure and volatility short-term. Quiver Quant — Institutional Moves

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in labeling and packaging solutions. The company develops pressure-sensitive materials, tags and labels, and adhesive technologies that help brands and businesses enhance product identification, branding and supply-chain performance. Avery Dennison’s offerings range from industrial and retail labeling to high-performance tapes, films and graphics materials used across multiple end markets.

The company operates through several key segments, including Label and Graphic Materials, which supplies pressure-sensitive materials for consumer goods; Retail Branding and Information Solutions, offering apparel tags, RFID inlays and digital product identification; Pressure-Sensitive Materials, providing specialty tapes and adhesives; and RF Technologies, focused on advanced RFID and IoT labeling solutions.