At the time of writing, Avantor Inc [AVTR] stock is trading at $16.67, down -2.00%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AVTR shares have gain 5.57% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.92%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Avantor Inc [NYSE: AVTR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 17, 2025, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $25 from $29. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on August 28, 2024, and set its price target to $30. On July 10, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $23 on the stock. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $26 on January 04, 2024. TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $28 on December 11, 2023. Bernstein started tracking with a Mkt Perform rating for this stock on September 28, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $22. In a note dated July 31, 2023, William Blair downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Avantor Inc fluctuated between $15.37 and $28.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $26.1 within the next 12 months. Avantor Inc [NYSE: AVTR] shares were valued at $16.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 56.57% based on the average AVTR price forecast.
Analyzing the AVTR fundamentals
According to Avantor Inc [NYSE:AVTR], the company’s sales were 6.78B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -2.10% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.14.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 16.44 points at the first support level, and at 16.22 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 17.00, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 17.34.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Avantor Inc [NYSE:AVTR] has a current ratio of 1.07. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.70, while the Cash Ratio is 0.13. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.67, the price to book ratio is 1.91 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.99.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Bramwell James, EVP Sales, Customer Excellence, that happened on Feb 26 ’25 when 3758.0 shares were sold. EVP Sales, Customer Excellence, Bramwell James completed a deal on Feb 27 ’25 to sell 774.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP & Chief Accounting Officer Eck Steven W sold 4907.0 shares on Feb 26 ’25.
