William Blair Lowers Earnings Estimates for Stevanato Group

Stevanato Group S.p.A. (NYSE:STVN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Stevanato Group in a research note issued on Friday, May 9th. William Blair analyst M. Larew now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.13. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Stevanato Group's current full-year earnings is $0.50 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Stevanato Group's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Stevanato Group from $24.00 to $23.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. Stephens upgraded shares of Stevanato Group to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of €25.70 ($28.88).

Stevanato Group Stock Performance

STVN stock remained flat at €23.32 ($26.20) during trading on Monday. The company had a trading volume of 44,638 shares, compared to its average volume of 346,694. The firm's 50-day moving average price is €21.35 and its 200-day moving average price is €21.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.06 billion, a PE ratio of 49.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.18 and a beta of 0.51. Stevanato Group has a 12-month low of €16.56 ($18.61) and a 12-month high of €24.96 ($28.04).

Stevanato Group (NYSE:STVN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported €0.20 ($0.22) earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of €0.20 ($0.22). The company had revenue of €352.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of €346.26 million. Stevanato Group had a return on equity of 9.86% and a net margin of 10.47%.

Stevanato Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be given a dividend of $0.0613 per share. This is an increase from Stevanato Group's previous annual dividend of $0.05. This represents a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 5th. Stevanato Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.76%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Stevanato Group by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 8,189,926 shares of the company's stock valued at $167,238,000 after buying an additional 106,930 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Stevanato Group by 13.3% during the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,744,714 shares of the company's stock worth $76,468,000 after purchasing an additional 439,722 shares in the last quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Stevanato Group by 2.1% during the first quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 3,358,966 shares of the company's stock worth $68,590,000 after purchasing an additional 70,437 shares in the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership lifted its position in Stevanato Group by 28.7% in the fourth quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 2,355,799 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,333,000 after purchasing an additional 524,989 shares during the period. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY boosted its holdings in Stevanato Group by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 1,818,181 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,618,000 after purchasing an additional 133,000 shares in the last quarter.

Stevanato Group Company Profile

Stevanato Group S.p.A. engages in the design, production, and distribution of products and processes to provide integrated solutions for bio-pharma and healthcare industries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, South America, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Biopharmaceutical and Diagnostic Solutions; and Engineering.