Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Avantor (AVTR)

Avantor (NYSE: AVTR) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 4/28/2025 – Avantor was downgraded by analysts at Cowen Inc from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 4/28/2025 – Avantor was given a new $15.00 price target on by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/28/2025 – Avantor had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $18.00 to $15.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/28/2025 – Avantor had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $24.00 to $20.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/28/2025 – Avantor had its price target lowered by analysts at Robert W. Baird from $21.00 to $17.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/28/2025 – Avantor was downgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $15.50 price target on the stock.
• 4/28/2025 – Avantor was downgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $26.00.
• 4/17/2025 – Avantor had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $25.00 to $22.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/10/2025 – Avantor had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $23.00 to $18.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/18/2025 – Avantor had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc.
• 3/4/2025 – Avantor had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $22.00 to $18.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Avantor Stock Down 3.4 %

Avantor stock opened at $12.49 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.01, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.24. Avantor, Inc. has a 1-year low of $12.20 and a 1-year high of $28.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $15.91 and a 200-day moving average price of $19.64.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 25th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23. The firm had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.61 billion. Avantor had a return on equity of 12.17% and a net margin of 10.49%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.22 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Avantor, Inc. will post 1.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Steven W. Eck sold 4,907 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 $86,019.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 40,604 shares in the company, valued at $711,788.12. This trade represents a 10.78 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 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 transaction, the executive vice president now owns 87,379 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,531,753.87. This trade represents a 4.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avantor

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Avantor by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 188,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,980,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of Avantor by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 8,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,000 after buying an additional 522 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Avantor by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 99,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,103,000 after buying an additional 542 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Avantor by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 6,257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,000 after purchasing an additional 592 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in shares of Avantor by 99.5% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 625 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.08% of the company’s stock.

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.