12.99 USD
+0.30
2.36%
At close Apr 30, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
13.01
+0.02
0.15%
1 day
2.36%
5 days
-16.30%
1 month
-19.86%
3 months
-41.54%
6 months
-42.16%
Year to date
-38.73%
1 year
-46.39%
5 years
-22.72%
10 years
-10.41%
 

About: Avantor Inc provider of products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. The company has three geographic segments: the Americas, Europe, and AMEA. The company's product group consists of Equipment & instrumentation, Services & specialty procurement, Proprietary materials & consumables, and Third-party materials & consumables. Materials & consumables include high-purity chemicals and reagents, lab products and supplies, specialized formulated silicone materials, customized excipients, customized single-use assemblies, process chromatography resins and columns, analytical sample prep kits, and education and microbiology and clinical trial kits, peristaltic pumps and fluid handling tips.

Employees: 13,500

0
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

1.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.39% [Q3] → 100.42% (+1.03%) [Q4]

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 503 [Q3] → 478 (-25) [Q4]

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.5B [Q3] → $14.4B (-$3.05B) [Q4]

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 166 | Existing positions reduced: 205

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 79

23% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 [Q3] → 10 (-3) [Q4]

64% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $52.6M | Put options by funds: $145M

Research analyst outlook

9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$14
8%
upside
Avg. target
$17.67
36%
upside
High target
$24
85%
upside

9 analyst ratings

positive
56%
neutral
44%
negative
0%
Goldman Sachs
Matthew Sykes
43% 1-year accuracy
15 / 35 met price target
8%upside
$14
Neutral
Downgraded
29 Apr 2025
RBC Capital
Conor McNamara
17% 1-year accuracy
7 / 41 met price target
54%upside
$20
Outperform
Maintained
28 Apr 2025
Stifel
Daniel Arias
15% 1-year accuracy
3 / 20 met price target
8%upside
$14
Hold
Downgraded
28 Apr 2025
Barclays
Luke Sergott
36% 1-year accuracy
21 / 59 met price target
15%upside
$15
Overweight
Maintained
28 Apr 2025
Morgan Stanley
Tejas Savant
26% 1-year accuracy
5 / 19 met price target
15%upside
$15
Equal-Weight
Downgraded
28 Apr 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 11 articles about AVTR published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
Avantor Stock Declines Despite Q1 Earnings In-Line, Revenues Down Y/Y
AVTR's Bioscience Production segment witnesses robust growth amid macroeconomic pressures.
Avantor Stock Declines Despite Q1 Earnings In-Line, Revenues Down Y/Y
Negative
Benzinga
2 days ago
Avantor Analysts Cut Their Forecasts After Q1 Results
Avantor Inc AVTR reported in-line earnings for its first quarter on Friday.
Avantor Analysts Cut Their Forecasts After Q1 Results
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 days ago
Avantor: A Healthier Diagnosis As Expectations Cool
Avantor's shares have nearly halved since October, driven by lackluster organic growth, elevated debt, and a mixed financial track record. The company operates in two segments, generating nearly $7 billion in sales, with significant exposure to laboratory solutions and bioscience production. Despite a reduction in net debt and lower earnings multiples, the business faces ongoing challenges, including flat organic growth and a high leverage ratio.
Avantor: A Healthier Diagnosis As Expectations Cool
Neutral
Benzinga
5 days ago
Avantor Sees Steady Earnings, Plans Leadership Change And Strategy Shift
Avantor Inc AVTR on Friday reported adjusted EPS of 23 cents in line with consensus.
Avantor Sees Steady Earnings, Plans Leadership Change And Strategy Shift
Negative
Investopedia
5 days ago
Avantor Stock Plummets as Firm's CEO Set to Leave Amid Sales Slump, Outlook Cut
Avantor (AVTR) shares sank 16% Friday after the maker of lab chemicals and other life sciences products announced its CEO was resigning, reported weaker-than-expected net sales as government spending fell, and slashed its guidance.
Avantor Stock Plummets as Firm's CEO Set to Leave Amid Sales Slump, Outlook Cut
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Avantor, Inc. (AVTR) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call April 25, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Allison Hosak - SVP of Global Communications and Brand Michael Stubblefield - President and CEO R. Brent Jones - EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Michael Ryskin - Bank of America Securities Vijay Kumar - Evercore ISI Rachel Vatnsdal - J.P.
Avantor, Inc. (AVTR) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Compared to Estimates, Avantor (AVTR) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Avantor (AVTR) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Compared to Estimates, Avantor (AVTR) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Avantor, Inc. (AVTR) Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates
Avantor, Inc. (AVTR) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.23 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $0.22 per share a year ago.
Avantor, Inc. (AVTR) Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates
Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 days ago
Avantor® Announces CEO Transition
Board initiates search process to identify next CEO RADNOR, Pa. , April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avantor, Inc., a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services for the life sciences and advanced technology industries, today announced that Michael Stubblefield intends to step down from his role as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer upon the appointment of a successor.
Avantor® Announces CEO Transition
Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 days ago
Avantor® Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Net sales of $1.58 billion, decrease of 6%; organic decline of 2% Net income of $64.5 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $269.5 million Diluted GAAP EPS of $0.09; adjusted EPS of $0.23 Operating cash flow of $109.3 million; free cash flow of $82.1 million Announces significant actions across the business to accelerate growth and enhance cost structure; increasing cost transformation target to $400 million in gross run-rate savings exiting 2027 RADNOR, Pa. , April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technology industries, today reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Avantor® Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
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