SkyOak Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Avery Dennison Co. (NYSE:AVY – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,398 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $306,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Avery Dennison in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Avery Dennison in the second quarter valued at about $42,000. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Avery Dennison in the second quarter valued at about $51,000. Palisade Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Avery Dennison in the first quarter valued at about $64,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of Avery Dennison by 936.7% in the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 311 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 281 shares during the last quarter. 94.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Avery Dennison Trading Down 4.9 %
Shares of AVY opened at $209.36 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $215.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $218.86. Avery Dennison Co. has a twelve month low of $165.21 and a twelve month high of $233.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.56, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.88.
Avery Dennison Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 4th were given a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 4th. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.68%. Avery Dennison’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.39%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on AVY shares. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $253.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $230.00 to $241.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 8th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, June 7th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $256.00 to $254.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on shares of Avery Dennison in a research note on Tuesday, July 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $274.60 price target on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $239.96.
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Insider Activity
In other news, Chairman Mitchell R. Butier sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.95, for a total value of $608,850.00. Following the sale, the chairman now directly owns 304,114 shares in the company, valued at $61,719,936.30. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, Chairman Mitchell R. Butier sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.75, for a total transaction of $2,137,500.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 304,114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $65,004,367.50. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Chairman Mitchell R. Butier sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.95, for a total transaction of $608,850.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 304,114 shares in the company, valued at approximately $61,719,936.30. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 59,108 shares of company stock worth $12,545,087 over the last ninety days. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Avery Dennison 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.
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