Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) Hits New 1-Year Low – What’s Next?

Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $7.82 and last traded at $7.87, with a volume of 1146225 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $8.17.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Bank of America downgraded shares of Avantor from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $13.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Avantor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Zacks Research cut Avantor from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Robert W. Baird set a $11.00 target price on shares of Avantor in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $10.00 target price on shares of Avantor in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Avantor has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.80.

Avantor Trading Up 0.1%

The firm has a fifty day moving average of $10.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.77. The company has a market cap of $5.56 billion, a PE ratio of -10.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. Avantor had a negative net margin of 8.09% and a positive return on equity of 10.45%. The company’s revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.27 earnings per share. Avantor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.830 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Avantor, Inc. will post 1.06 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Avantor news, Director Gregory L. Summe bought 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $9.40 per share, with a total value of $940,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,760,000. The trade was a 33.33% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Gregory T. Lucier bought 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of $9.16 per share, for a total transaction of $458,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 50,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $458,000. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dodge & Cox lifted its holdings in shares of Avantor by 0.3% in the third quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 117,746,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,469,481,000 after buying an additional 313,404 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Avantor by 1.8% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 65,988,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $823,542,000 after acquiring an additional 1,135,279 shares in the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its holdings in Avantor by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 34,548,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,161,000 after acquiring an additional 3,356,861 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in Avantor in the 4th quarter worth approximately $268,584,000. Finally, Greenhaven Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in Avantor by 12.0% in the 4th quarter. Greenhaven Associates Inc. now owns 20,500,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $234,937,000 after purchasing an additional 2,189,083 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.08% of the company’s stock.

Avantor Company Profile

Avantor, Inc (NYSE:AVTR) is a global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. The company delivers essential solutions that support research, development, production and safety applications. Its product portfolio spans from high-purity chemicals and reagents to biologics and cell culture media, as well as lab equipment, consumables and custom manufacturing services.

Avantor’s offerings are organized across two primary segments.