Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) Hits New 52-Week Low – Time to Sell?

Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $8.88 and last traded at $8.8750, with a volume of 2694586 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $9.03.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on AVTR. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Avantor from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Avantor from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 13th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Avantor from $12.00 to $9.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Avantor from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $10.00 target price on shares of Avantor in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Avantor currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.83.

Avantor Stock Down 1.6%

The firm has a market capitalization of $6.06 billion, a PE ratio of -11.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $11.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.10.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. Avantor had a positive return on equity of 10.45% and a negative net margin of 8.09%.The company’s revenue was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.27 EPS. Avantor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.830 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Avantor, Inc. will post 1.06 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Avantor

In related news, Director Sanjeev K. Mehra acquired 350,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $11.09 per share, with a total value of $3,881,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 350,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,881,500. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Gregory L. Summe bought 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $9.40 per share, with a total value of $940,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 400,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,760,000. This trade represents a 33.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Avantor

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Avantor by 119.1% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,189 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in shares of Avantor by 46.2% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 875 shares during the period. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Avantor during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Avantor during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in Avantor by 60.9% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,064 shares during the last quarter. 95.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.