Zacks Research Has Positive View of Avantor FY2025 Earnings

Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Avantor in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst D. Dey now anticipates that the company will earn $1.04 per share for the year, up from their prior 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) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 period in the prior year, the business earned $0.22 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on AVTR. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $24.00 price target (down from $26.00) on shares of Avantor in a report on Monday, February 10th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Avantor from $22.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Avantor from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 10th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Avantor from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Avantor in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $25.50.

Avantor Stock Performance

AVTR stock opened at $16.17 on Friday. Avantor has a twelve month low of $15.37 and a twelve month high of $28.00. The firm has a market cap of $11.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.55, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.30. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $18.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $21.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54.

Insider Buying and Selling at Avantor

In other news, CAO Steven W. Eck sold 4,907 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.53, for a total transaction of $86,019.71. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 40,604 shares in the company, valued at approximately $711,788.12. This represents a 10.78 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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 directly owns 87,379 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,531,753.87. The trade was a 4.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avantor

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AVTR. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Avantor by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 24,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $644,000 after acquiring an additional 503 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Avantor by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 8,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,000 after acquiring an additional 522 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Avantor by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 99,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,103,000 after acquiring an additional 542 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in Avantor by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 6,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,000 after acquiring an additional 592 shares during the period. 95.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.