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Avantor (AVTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$7.86 +0.23 (+2.95%)
Closing price 05/20/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$7.86 0.00 (-0.06%)
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About Avantor Stock (NYSE:AVTR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$7.42
$7.90
50-Day Range
$7.43
$8.51
52-Week Range
$7.26
$15.93
Volume
22.54 million shs
Average Volume
9.78 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.37 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$10.82
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Avantor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

AVTR MarketRank™: 

Avantor scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 80th out of 856 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Avantor has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Avantor has a consensus price target of $10.82, representing about 37.6% upside from its current price of $7.87.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Avantor's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Avantor are expected to grow by 6.33% in the coming year, from $0.79 to $0.84 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Avantor is -9.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Avantor is -9.71, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Avantor has a PEG Ratio of 4.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Avantor has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Avantor's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.93% of the float of Avantor has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Avantor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.79, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Avantor has recently decreased by 4.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Avantor does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Avantor does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Avantor has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 0.38 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Avantor this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    13 people have searched for AVTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 550% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Avantor to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    3 insiders have purchased shares of Avantor in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,287,950.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0240% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Avantor insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,287,950.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.28% of the stock of Avantor is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    95.08% of the stock of Avantor is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Avantor's insider trading history.
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AVTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Avantor's stock was trading at $11.47 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, AVTR stock has decreased by 31.4% and is now trading at $7.8650.

Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 29th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.01. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Avantor (AVTR) raised $3 billion in an initial public offering on Friday, May 17th 2019. The company issued 207,000,000 shares at $14.00-$15.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays and Jefferies served as the underwriters for the IPO and Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim Securities, Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, Citigroup, Cowen, Piper Jaffray, RBC Capital Markets, Baird, William Blair, Janney Montgomery Scott, KeyBanc Capital Markets, PJT Partners, Raymond James, Stephens, Stifel, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Wells Fargo Securities and Drexel Hamilton were co-managers.

Avantor's top institutional shareholders include Engine Capital Management LP (2.90%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.47%), London Co. of Virginia (1.59%) and Clarkston Capital Partners LLC (1.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Sanjeev K Mehra, Gregory L Summe, Frederic Vanderhaegen, James Bramwell, Gregory T Lucier, Steven W Eck, Joseph R Massaro and Simon Dingemans.
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Shares of AVTR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Avantor investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), Humana (HUM), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/29/2026
Today
5/21/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/07/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Medical
Industry
Medical Services
Sub-Industry
Measuring And Control Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:AVTR
CIK
1722482
Fax
N/A
Employees
13,500
Year Founded
1904

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$16.00
Low Price Target
$7.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+37.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.81)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
9.96
P/E Growth
4.41
Net Income
-$530.20 million
Net Margins
-8.42%
Pretax Margin
-7.20%
Return on Equity
9.95%
Return on Assets
4.78%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.68
Current Ratio
1.76
Quick Ratio
1.17

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.55 billion
Price / Sales
0.82
Cash Flow
$1.56 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.05
Book Value
$8.19 per share
Price / Book
0.96

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
682,760,000
Free Float
680,843,000
Market Cap
$5.37 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.94

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This page (NYSE:AVTR) was last updated on 5/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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