Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.01 EPS
Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) reported quarterly earnings of $0.22 per share, missing estimates by $0.01. The company's revenue declined by 5.3% year-over-year. Avantor updated its FY 2025 EPS guidance to between $0.880 and $0.920. Following the earnings report, shares fell 18.6% to $12.28. Analysts have adjusted price targets, with Royal Bank of Canada lowering theirs from $20 to $17, while Wells Fargo reduced theirs from $19 to $16. The stock has an average rating of "Hold" with a target price of $15.96.
Avantor (NYSE:AVTR - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. Avantor had a return on equity of 11.39% and a net margin of 10.31%.During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.26 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Avantor updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.880-0.920 EPS.
Avantor Trading Down 18.6%
Shares of AVTR stock traded down $2.81 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $12.28. 13,836,154 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,727,765. Avantor has a fifty-two week low of $10.82 and a fifty-two week high of $23.70. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market cap of $8.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.37, a PEG ratio of 4.93 and a beta of 0.98.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on AVTR shares. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Avantor from $20.00 to $17.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Avantor from $19.00 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $12.00 price target on Avantor and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on Avantor from $18.00 to $16.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Avantor from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Avantor presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $15.96.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, CAO Steven W. Eck sold 3,476 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.39, for a total transaction of $39,591.64. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 55,068 shares in the company, valued at approximately $627,224.52. This trade represents a 5.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.20% of the company's stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avantor
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AVTR. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Avantor by 60.9% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,810 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 1,064 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position 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 in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its position in Avantor by 3.0% in the second quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 81,172 shares of the company's stock worth $1,093,000 after purchasing an additional 2,344 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Avantor during the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in shares of Avantor by 13.8% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 20,001 shares of the company's stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 2,421 shares during the last quarter. 95.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Avantor Company Profile
(Get Free Report)Avantor, Inc engages in the provision of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education and government, advanced technologies, and applied materials industries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers materials and consumables, such as purity chemicals and reagents, lab products and supplies, formulated silicone materials, customized excipients, customized single-use assemblies, process chromatography resins and columns, analytical sample prep kits, education and microbiology products, clinical trial kits, peristaltic pumps, and fluid handling tips.
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