Brokerages Set Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) Price Target at $208.45

Shares of Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $208.4545.

AVY has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Avery Dennison in a research note on Monday, December 29th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Avery Dennison from $215.00 to $224.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Avery Dennison from $195.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Avery Dennison from $188.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Avery Dennison from $213.00 to $234.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th.

Key Avery Dennison News

Here are the key news stories impacting Avery Dennison this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its Q3 2027 EPS estimate slightly (to $2.78 from $2.77), signaling a tiny upward revision to mid‑2027 expectations; Zacks also published a FY2028 view of $11.85/ share which implies longer‑term growth. (These longer‑range upgrades can support optimism about future earnings power.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent sector comparison pieces unpacking Avery’s Q4 results versus other industrial packaging stocks provide context for investors evaluating competitive positioning and margins — useful but not immediate catalysts. Unpacking Q4 Earnings: Avery Dennison Q4 Earnings Highlights: Avery Dennison
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks cut several near‑term quarterly EPS estimates: Q2 2026 to $2.58 (from $2.64), Q3 2026 to $2.53 (from $2.56), Q4 2026 to $2.60 (from $2.71) and Q2 2027 to $2.77 (from $2.83). These downward revisions indicate weaker near‑term expectations that could pressure short‑term sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks reduced its FY2026 forecast to $10.15 from $10.39, reflecting the aggregate impact of the quarter cuts — a headwind for investors focused on this fiscal year’s EPS trajectory and valuation.

Avery Dennison Price Performance

AVY opened at $196.93 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 1.00. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $186.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $176.01. Avery Dennison has a one year low of $156.23 and a one year high of $197.54.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $2.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.29 billion. Avery Dennison had a net margin of 7.77% and a return on equity of 33.84%. Avery Dennison’s revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.38 EPS. Avery Dennison has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.46 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Avery Dennison will post 9.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Avery Dennison Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be paid a $0.94 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Avery Dennison’s dividend payout ratio is 42.82%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Avery Dennison news, SVP Ignacio J. Walker sold 1,156 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.95, for a total value of $223,050.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 7,588 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,464,104.60. This represents a 13.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.84% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AVY. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Avery Dennison by 3.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,379,137 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,683,185,000 after purchasing an additional 361,231 shares in the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS increased its stake in Avery Dennison by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 16,398 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,877,000 after buying an additional 676 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its stake in Avery Dennison by 11.7% in the 3rd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 351,635 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $57,025,000 after buying an additional 36,698 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in Avery Dennison by 567.6% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 149,026 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $24,168,000 after buying an additional 126,704 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Avery Dennison during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,785,000. Institutional investors own 94.17% of the company’s stock.

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in labeling and packaging solutions. The company develops pressure-sensitive materials, tags and labels, and adhesive technologies that help brands and businesses enhance product identification, branding and supply-chain performance. Avery Dennison’s offerings range from industrial and retail labeling to high-performance tapes, films and graphics materials used across multiple end markets.

The company operates through several key segments, including Label and Graphic Materials, which supplies pressure-sensitive materials for consumer goods; Retail Branding and Information Solutions, offering apparel tags, RFID inlays and digital product identification; Pressure-Sensitive Materials, providing specialty tapes and adhesives; and RF Technologies, focused on advanced RFID and IoT labeling solutions.