FY2025 EPS Estimates for Avantor Lifted by Zacks Research

Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Avantor in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst D. Dey now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.04 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast 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.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.01. Avantor had a net margin of 10.49% and a return on equity of 12.17%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.22 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Avantor from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Avantor in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Avantor from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Avantor from $22.00 to $18.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Avantor from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $25.50.

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Avantor Stock Performance

AVTR stock traded down $0.23 during trading on Friday, reaching $15.99. The stock had a trading volume of 2,542,541 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,458,686. The firm has a market cap of $10.88 billion, a PE ratio of 15.33, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock's 50 day moving average is $18.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.28. Avantor has a 52 week low of $15.37 and a 52 week high of $28.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AVTR. Dodge & Cox boosted its stake in shares of Avantor by 44.9% during the fourth quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 99,145,770 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,089,001,000 after purchasing an additional 30,727,673 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its holdings in Avantor by 41.4% during the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 30,528,092 shares of the company's stock worth $643,227,000 after purchasing an additional 8,936,879 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake 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 valued at $578,666,000 after buying an additional 8,206,695 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Avantor in the fourth quarter valued at about $142,512,000. Finally, FMR LLC grew its holdings in Avantor by 557.2% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,675,283 shares of the company's stock worth $120,950,000 after acquiring an additional 3,963,912 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.08% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Avantor

In other news, CAO Steven W. Eck sold 4,907 shares of Avantor 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 completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 40,604 shares in the company, valued at approximately $711,788.12. The trade was a 10.78 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP James Bramwell sold 3,758 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.53, for a total value of $65,877.74. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 87,379 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,531,753.87. This represents a 4.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.50% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.