Zacks Research Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Co. (NYSE:AVY) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Avery Dennison in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $9.95 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $9.96. The consensus estimate for Avery Dennison’s current full-year earnings is $9.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Avery Dennison’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.58 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.38 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.39 by ($0.01). Avery Dennison had a net margin of 8.05% and a return on equity of 33.06%.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on AVY. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Avery Dennison from $235.00 to $207.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. BMO Capital Markets set a $226.00 price target on Avery Dennison in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 price objective (down from $245.00) on shares of Avery Dennison in a report on Friday, January 31st. Raymond James reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $208.00 target price (down previously from $218.00) on shares of Avery Dennison in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $238.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Avery Dennison presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $222.51.

Avery Dennison Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of Avery Dennison stock opened at $175.64 on Friday. Avery Dennison has a fifty-two week low of $173.02 and a fifty-two week high of $233.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.08. The company has a market capitalization of $13.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a fifty day moving average of $183.29 and a 200 day moving average of $196.74.

Avery Dennison Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. Avery Dennison’s dividend payout ratio is 40.37%.

Insider Activity at Avery Dennison

In related news, Chairman Mitchell R. Butier sold 8,068 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.19, for a total transaction of $1,502,180.92. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 316,300 shares in the company, valued at approximately $58,891,897. This represents a 2.49 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.84% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,681,709 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,811,738,000 after purchasing an additional 33,149 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Avery Dennison by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,225,309 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $790,683,000 after buying an additional 150,572 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,185,732 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $409,014,000 after buying an additional 250,359 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Avery Dennison by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,102,331 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $392,445,000 after buying an additional 13,815 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,841,520 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $344,603,000 after acquiring an additional 71,435 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.17% of the company’s stock.

Avery Dennison Company Profile

Avery Dennison Corporation operates as a materials science and digital identification solutions company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, Latin, America, and internationally. It provides pressure-sensitive materials comprising papers, plastic films, metal foils, and fabrics; performance tapes products, including tapes for wire harnessing, as well as cable wrapping for automotive, electrical, and general industrial applications; mechanical fasteners, which are precision-extruded and injection-molded plastic devices used in various automotive, general industrial, and retail applications; and other pressure-sensitive adhesive-based materials and converted products under the Fasson, JAC, Yongle, and Avery Dennison brands.