Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Wells Fargo & Company Analyst Says

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) had its target price hoisted by equities researchers at Wells Fargo & Company from $14.00 to $16.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective points to a potential upside of 16.09% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $13.00 price objective on shares of Avantor in a research report on Thursday. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Avantor to an “underperform” rating and set a $7.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Avantor from $7.00 to $8.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Avantor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 27th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Avantor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.00.

Avantor Stock Down 0.6%

AVTR opened at $13.78 on Thursday. Avantor has a twelve month low of $7.26 and a twelve month high of $15.93. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $10.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.45. The stock has a market cap of $9.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.41, a PEG ratio of 14.03 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

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

Insider Transactions at Avantor

In related news, Director Gregory T. Lucier acquired 10,000 shares of Avantor stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were purchased 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 in the company, valued at approximately $499,200. This represents a 20.00% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in Avantor by 46.2% during the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 875 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Avantor by 28.1% during the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 4,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 905 shares in the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Avantor by 60.9% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,064 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in Avantor by 17.6% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 7,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after acquiring an additional 1,101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Avantor by 119.1% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,189 shares in the last quarter. 95.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Avantor

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.

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.