Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• FY 2026 EPS guidance of 0.770–0.830 (consensus 0.790) was issued, while the company did not provide any revenue guidance.
• Shares fell about 2.4% to $7.81 on the news; the stock trades near its 52‑week low, analysts’ consensus rating is “Hold” with a $11.80 target, and several firms have recently downgraded the name.
• Insiders bought shares recently — Directors Gregory T. Lucier and Gregory L. Summe acquired 50,000 and 100,000 shares respectively, and insiders purchased 275,000 shares (~$2.4M) in the last quarter.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.770-0.830 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.790. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on AVTR. Jefferies Financial Group reissued an "underperform" rating and set a $8.00 target price on shares of Avantor in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Zacks Research lowered Avantor from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $10.00 target price on Avantor in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Bank of America lowered Avantor from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $13.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Barclays reissued an "underweight" rating and set a $8.50 target price on shares of Avantor in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $11.80.

Avantor Stock Down 2.4%

NYSE AVTR traded down $0.20 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $7.81. 2,313,476 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,245,591. The company has a 50 day moving average of $8.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. Avantor has a 52-week low of $7.26 and a 52-week high of $16.17. The firm has a market cap of $5.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.01, a PEG ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.00.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. Avantor had a positive return on equity of 10.45% and a negative net margin of 8.09%.The company had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.27 EPS. Avantor's revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. Avantor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.830 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Avantor will post 1.06 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Avantor news, Director Gregory T. Lucier acquired 50,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $9.16 per share, for a total transaction of $458,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 50,000 shares in the company, valued at $458,000. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Gregory L. Summe acquired 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $9.40 per share, for a total transaction of $940,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 400,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,760,000. The trade was a 33.33% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have purchased a total of 275,000 shares of company stock worth $2,399,250 in the last quarter. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Avantor by 119.1% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,187 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,189 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Avantor in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Avantor by 60.9% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,810 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,064 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Avantor in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Avantor by 28.1% in the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 4,123 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 905 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.08% of the company's stock.

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.

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