Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) Stock Unloaded Rep. Lisa C. McClain

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain sold shares of Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) valued between $1,001 and $15,000 on June 17th, as disclosed in a recent filing.
• Avantor's stock is currently trading at $12.88, with a market cap of $8.78 billion and a twelve-month high of $27.83.
• In its last earnings report, Avantor missed expectations with earnings per share of $0.24, while revenue was down 1.1% year-over-year at $1.68 billion.

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Avantor, Inc. NYSE: AVTR. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Avantor stock on June 17th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.

Avantor Stock Up 5.5%

NYSE:AVTR traded up $0.6950 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $13.2550. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,756,499 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,474,128. The company has a market capitalization of $9.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.96. Avantor, Inc. has a 12 month low of $10.82 and a 12 month high of $27.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.98. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $13.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.43.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.67 billion. Avantor had a return on equity of 11.39% and a net margin of 10.31%.The business's quarterly revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.25 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Avantor, Inc. will post 1.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on AVTR. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Avantor in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Avantor from $20.00 to $17.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Avantor from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $15.50 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $13.00 price objective (down previously from $15.00) on shares of Avantor in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Avantor from $19.00 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $15.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at Avantor

In other news, CAO Steven W. Eck sold 3,476 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.39, for a total transaction of $39,591.64. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 55,068 shares of the company's stock, valued at $627,224.52. The trade was a 5.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Avantor

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AVTR. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Avantor in the fourth quarter worth $6,858,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Avantor in the fourth quarter worth $209,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Avantor in the fourth quarter worth $33,091,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Avantor by 55.2% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 40,325 shares of the company's stock worth $850,000 after purchasing an additional 14,341 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dodge & Cox grew its holdings in shares of Avantor by 44.9% during the fourth quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 99,145,770 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,089,001,000 after buying an additional 30,727,673 shares during the last quarter. 95.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About Avantor

Avantor, Inc engages in the provision of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education and government, advanced technologies, and applied materials industries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers materials and consumables, such as purity chemicals and reagents, lab products and supplies, formulated silicone materials, customized excipients, customized single-use assemblies, process chromatography resins and columns, analytical sample prep kits, education and microbiology products, clinical trial kits, peristaltic pumps, and fluid handling tips.