Avnet (AVT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Avnet, Inc. is a global distributor of electronic components and technology products. Its offerings include semiconductors, interconnect and electromechanical components, and embedded systems used in products across industries such as communications, industrial, automotive, and healthcare.

In addition to distributing components, Avnet provides services that support customers throughout product development and manufacturing. These include engineering and design assistance, supply-chain management, procurement, inventory planning, and logistics.

Founded in 1921, Avnet serves customers and suppliers across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and its businesses include Farnell, which serves the electronic-components market with online sales and technical resources.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $77.40 to $80.02
• 50-Day Range: $76.63 to $106.93
• 52-Week Range: $44.25 to $108.63
• Volume: 1.72 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.50 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.90
• Dividend Yield: 1.87%
• Price Target: $100.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Avnet Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Avnet scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 584 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Avnet has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Avnet has a consensus price target of $100.25, representing about 26.5% upside from its current price of $79.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Avnet has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Avnet are expected to grow by 4.68% in the coming year, from $11.55 to $12.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Avnet is 11.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Avnet is 11.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 43.38.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Avnet has a PEG Ratio of 0.24. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Avnet has a P/B Ratio of 1.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.27% of the float of Avnet has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Avnet has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Avnet has recently increased by 1.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Avnet pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Avnet has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Avnet is 22.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Avnet will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.24% next year. This indicates that Avnet will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Avnet has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Avnet this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for AVT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Avnet to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 350% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Avnet insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $8,030,011.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.00% of the stock of Avnet is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.78% of the stock of Avnet is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/23 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/23/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Technology Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AVT
• CIK: 8858
• Web: www.avnet.com
• Phone: (480) 643-2000
• Fax: 480-643-7370
• Employees: 15,040
• Year Founded: 1921

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Avnet: $100.25
• High Price Target: $125.00
• Low Price Target: $85.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.66
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.56
• P/E Growth: 0.24
• Net Income: $334.39 million
• Net Margins: 1.74%
• Pretax Margin: 2.35%
• Return on Equity: 14.15%
• Return on Assets: 4.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.63
• Current Ratio: 1.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.24
• Cash Flow: $7.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.70
• Book Value: $64.26 per share
• Price / Book: 1.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 82,230,000
• Free Float: 80,588,000
• Market Cap: $6.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.11