Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for Avantor Q1 Earnings

Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Avantor in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst D. Dey now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Avantor’s current full-year earnings is $0.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Avantor’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on AVTR. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $34.00 price target on shares of Avantor in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Avantor from $27.00 to $26.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 28th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Avantor from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Avantor from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Avantor from $30.00 to $28.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.69.

Avantor Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE AVTR opened at $22.53 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $22.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.55. Avantor has a 52-week low of $19.59 and a 52-week high of $28.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.98, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AVTR. Sound Shore Management Inc. CT bought a new stake in Avantor in the second quarter worth about $76,412,000. Seven Eight Capital LP bought a new stake in Avantor during the second quarter worth approximately $642,000. New York State Teachers Retirement System acquired a new position in Avantor in the third quarter worth approximately $8,473,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Avantor by 35.1% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,157,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,547,000 after buying an additional 300,579 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Simplify Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Avantor by 67.4% during the 3rd quarter. Simplify Asset Management Inc. now owns 84,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,191,000 after acquiring an additional 34,102 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.08% of the company’s stock.

About Avantor

Avantor, Inc engages in the provision of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education and government, advanced technologies, and applied materials industries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers materials and consumables, such as purity chemicals and reagents, lab products and supplies, formulated silicone materials, customized excipients, customized single-use assemblies, process chromatography resins and columns, analytical sample prep kits, education and microbiology products, clinical trial kits, peristaltic pumps, and fluid handling tips.