Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for Avantor Earnings

Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) – Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Avantor in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst D. Dey now expects that the company will earn $1.04 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Avantor’s current full-year earnings is $1.06 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Avantor’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Avantor from $33.00 to $31.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Avantor in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Avantor from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $25.00 target price (down from $29.00) on shares of Avantor in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Avantor from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $25.50.

Avantor Price Performance

Shares of AVTR opened at $16.19 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $18.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $21.42. The stock has a market cap of $11.03 billion, a PE ratio of 15.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.30. Avantor has a 1-year low of $15.37 and a 1-year high of $28.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.70.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.01. Avantor had a return on equity of 12.17% and a net margin of 10.49%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.22 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avantor

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVTR. Dodge & Cox boosted its holdings in shares of Avantor by 44.9% in the 4th quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 99,145,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,089,001,000 after buying an additional 30,727,673 shares in the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its stake in Avantor by 41.4% in the fourth quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 30,528,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $643,227,000 after acquiring an additional 8,936,879 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Avantor by 58.0% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 22,368,244 shares of the company’s stock worth $578,666,000 after purchasing an additional 8,206,695 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Avantor during the fourth quarter worth about $142,512,000. Finally, FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Avantor by 557.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,675,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,950,000 after purchasing an additional 3,963,912 shares in the last quarter. 95.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP James Bramwell sold 3,758 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.53, for a total value of $65,877.74. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 87,379 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,531,753.87. This represents a 4.12 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Steven W. Eck sold 4,907 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.53, for a total value of $86,019.71. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 40,604 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $711,788.12. The trade was a 10.78 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Avantor Company Profile

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.