Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY - Get Free Report) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.240-2.40 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.400. The company issued revenue guidance of -.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Avery Dennison from $177.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Avery Dennison from $207.00 to $189.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Avery Dennison from $215.00 to $210.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James Financial upped their price target on shares of Avery Dennison from $194.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Avery Dennison from $220.00 to $210.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Avery Dennison has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $197.60.
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Avery Dennison Price Performance
Shares of AVY stock traded down $1.54 during trading on Thursday, hitting $178.12. The company had a trading volume of 647,150 shares, compared to its average volume of 760,336. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.87. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $179.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $179.48. Avery Dennison has a one year low of $157.00 and a one year high of $224.38.
Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.38 by $0.04. Avery Dennison had a return on equity of 33.14% and a net margin of 8.14%. The business had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.42 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Avery Dennison will post 9.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Avery Dennison Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th were issued a dividend of $0.94 per share. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 4th. This is an increase from Avery Dennison's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Avery Dennison's dividend payout ratio is 43.32%.
Institutional Trading of Avery Dennison
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AVY. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Avery Dennison during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,209,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Avery Dennison by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 13,534 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,409,000 after acquiring an additional 819 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of Avery Dennison by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,918 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $697,000 after acquiring an additional 278 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.17% of the company's stock.
About Avery Dennison
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Avery Dennison Corporation operates as a materials science and digital identification solutions company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, Latin, America, and internationally. It provides pressure-sensitive materials comprising papers, plastic films, metal foils, and fabrics; performance tapes products, including tapes for wire harnessing, as well as cable wrapping for automotive, electrical, and general industrial applications; mechanical fasteners, which are precision-extruded and injection-molded plastic devices used in various automotive, general industrial, and retail applications; and other pressure-sensitive adhesive-based materials and converted products under the Fasson, JAC, Yongle, and Avery Dennison brands.
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