Avery Dennison Q3 EPS Forecast Reduced by Zacks Research

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) – Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Avery Dennison in a report released on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.56 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.57. The consensus estimate for Avery Dennison’s current full-year earnings is $9.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Avery Dennison’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.71 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on AVY. UBS Group upgraded shares of Avery Dennison from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $181.00 to $218.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Avery Dennison from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $182.00 to $195.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $210.00 price objective on shares of Avery Dennison in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Argus set a $200.00 target price on Avery Dennison in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on Avery Dennison from $213.00 to $234.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $204.36.

Avery Dennison Price Performance

Shares of AVY stock opened at $185.55 on Thursday. Avery Dennison has a 12 month low of $156.23 and a 12 month high of $196.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $179.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $173.79. The company has a market capitalization of $14.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.11, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.00.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.05. Avery Dennison had a net margin of 7.93% and a return on equity of 33.67%. The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.22 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.33 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Avery Dennison

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in Avery Dennison by 89.9% in the second quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 169 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. bought a new position in shares of Avery Dennison in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 156.2% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 187 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in Avery Dennison in the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in Avery Dennison in the second quarter valued at about $37,000. 94.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Avery Dennison Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 3rd were paid a $0.94 dividend. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 3rd. Avery Dennison’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.78%.

Avery Dennison Company Profile

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.