Zacks Research Reduces Earnings Estimates for Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Avery Dennison in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.56 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

AVY has been the subject of several other reports. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Avery Dennison from $213.00 to $234.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $210.00 price target on shares of Avery Dennison in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Avery Dennison from $180.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Avery Dennison from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $182.00 to $195.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Argus set a $200.00 target price on Avery Dennison in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $204.36.

Avery Dennison Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of Avery Dennison stock opened at $185.55 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The business has a 50-day moving average of $179.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $173.79. Avery Dennison has a 1 year low of $156.23 and a 1 year high of $196.40.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.05. Avery Dennison had a return on equity of 33.67% and a net margin of 7.93%.The business had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.22 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.33 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Avery Dennison

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVY. Jackson Square Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Avery Dennison during the 4th quarter worth about $429,000. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC increased its position in Avery Dennison by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC now owns 2,171 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $395,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust raised its stake in Avery Dennison by 12.8% in the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 2,399 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $436,000 after buying an additional 272 shares during the period. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Avery Dennison by 38.0% in the fourth quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,627 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,569,000 after buying an additional 2,376 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Portside Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 16.7% during the 4th quarter. Portside Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,564 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.17% of the company’s stock.

Avery Dennison Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.94 per share. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 3rd. Avery Dennison’s payout ratio is presently 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.