Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.800-0.830 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.790. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on AVTR shares. UBS Group set a $8.00 price objective on Avantor in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Evercore set a $10.50 target price on shares of Avantor in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on shares of Avantor in a report on Thursday, May 14th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $9.00 target price on the stock. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Avantor to an “underperform” rating and set a $7.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Avantor from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $10.62.

Avantor Trading Up 5.7%

Shares of NYSE:AVTR opened at $12.44 on Wednesday. Avantor has a 12-month low of $7.26 and a 12-month high of $15.93. The stock has a market cap of $8.49 billion, a PE ratio of -15.35, a P/E/G ratio of 6.55 and a beta of 0.94. The business has a 50 day moving average of $9.89 and a 200-day moving average of $9.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.02. Avantor had a positive return on equity of 9.95% and a negative net margin of 8.42%.The company had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.61 billion. Avantor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.830 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Avantor will post 0.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Avantor

In other Avantor news, Director Simon Dingemans purchased 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $8.14 per share, with a total value of $203,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at $203,500. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Gregory T. Lucier acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $8.32 per share, with a total value of $83,200.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 60,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $499,200. This represents a 20.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Avantor

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AVTR. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in Avantor by 22.0% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 109,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,254,000 after buying an additional 19,697 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Avantor by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 17,178,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,868,000 after acquiring an additional 1,125,348 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Avantor by 15.6% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 93,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,067,000 after acquiring an additional 12,533 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Avantor by 1,180.2% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 412,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,722,000 after acquiring an additional 380,236 shares during the period. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Avantor during the 4th quarter worth $18,593,000. 95.08% of the stock is currently 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.