Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts give Avery Dennison a consensus "Moderate Buy" (10 buy, 3 hold) with an average 12‑month target of $207.42, and several firms recently raised targets (e.g., Truist to $234, BMO to $224).
• Insiders have sold a notable amount recently — 34,156 shares worth about $5.93M in the last 90 days (including SVP and director sales) — while institutional investors own 94.17% of the stock.
• Avery Dennison beat recent quarterly EPS estimates ($2.45 vs. $2.40), set Q1 2026 guidance of $2.40–$2.46, and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.94 (about a 2.2% yield; DPR ~42.8%).

Shares of Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $207.4167.

AVY has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Avery Dennison from $213.00 to $234.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Avery Dennison from $188.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Avery Dennison from $215.00 to $224.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Avery Dennison in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $200.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Avery Dennison in a research note on Friday, March 27th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Ignacio J. Walker sold 1,156 shares of Avery Dennison stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.95, for a total transaction of $223,050.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 7,588 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,464,104.60. This trade represents a 13.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Mitchell R. Butier sold 13,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.50, for a total transaction of $2,229,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 198,147 shares in the company, valued at $33,982,210.50. The trade was a 6.16% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 34,156 shares of company stock worth $5,930,150. Company insiders own 0.81% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVY. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Avery Dennison by 3.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,379,137 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,683,185,000 after buying an additional 361,231 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its position in shares of Avery Dennison by 11.7% during the third quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 351,635 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $57,025,000 after acquiring an additional 36,698 shares in the last quarter. Fieldview Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Avery Dennison by 412.7% during the third quarter. Fieldview Capital Management LLC now owns 26,265 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $4,259,000 after acquiring an additional 21,142 shares in the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Avery Dennison in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,785,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in Avery Dennison by 567.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 149,026 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $24,168,000 after acquiring an additional 126,704 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.17% of the company's stock.

Avery Dennison Price Performance

Shares of Avery Dennison stock opened at $171.04 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $181.14 and a 200 day moving average of $177.30. Avery Dennison has a 52 week low of $156.23 and a 52 week high of $199.54. The company has a market cap of $13.16 billion, a PE ratio of 19.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.05. Avery Dennison had a net margin of 7.77% and a return on equity of 33.84%. The business had revenue of $2.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.29 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.38 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Avery Dennison has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.46 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Avery Dennison will post 9.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Avery Dennison Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th were given a dividend of $0.94 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Avery Dennison's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 42.82%.

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison NYSE: AVY is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in labeling and packaging solutions. The company develops pressure-sensitive materials, tags and labels, and adhesive technologies that help brands and businesses enhance product identification, branding and supply-chain performance. Avery Dennison's offerings range from industrial and retail labeling to high-performance tapes, films and graphics materials used across multiple end markets.

The company operates through several key segments, including Label and Graphic Materials, which supplies pressure-sensitive materials for consumer goods; Retail Branding and Information Solutions, offering apparel tags, RFID inlays and digital product identification; Pressure-Sensitive Materials, providing specialty tapes and adhesives; and RF Technologies, focused on advanced RFID and IoT labeling solutions.

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