Avantor, Inc. $AVTR Shares Sold by AXQ Capital LP

Key Points

• AXQ Capital LP cut its Avantor stake by 80% in the second quarter, selling 128,641 shares and retaining 32,254 shares valued at approximately $319,000.
• Avantor reported quarterly EPS of $0.21, exceeding estimates of $0.19, while revenue reached $1.69 billion and rose 0.5% year over year. The company guided for fiscal 2026 EPS of $0.80–$0.83.
• Shares recently traded at $15.28, near their 52-week high, although analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating with a $12.00 target price. Institutional investors own 95.08% of the company.

AXQ Capital LP lowered its position in Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR - Free Report) by 80.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 32,254 shares of the company's stock after selling 128,641 shares during the quarter. AXQ Capital LP's holdings in Avantor were worth $319,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted 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 worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 905 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in Avantor by 60.9% in the second 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 in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in Avantor by 17.6% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 7,371 shares of the company's stock worth $84,000 after acquiring an additional 1,101 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 1,189 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its position in shares of Avantor by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 206,386 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,576,000 after purchasing an additional 1,279 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.08% of the company's stock.

Avantor Trading Up 2.1%

NYSE:AVTR opened at $15.28 on Wednesday. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $12.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.02. The company has a market capitalization of $10.34 billion, a PE ratio of -18.19, a P/E/G ratio of 11.30 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Avantor, Inc. has a 52-week low of $7.26 and a 52-week high of $15.93.

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.02. Avantor had a positive return on equity of 9.92% and a negative net margin of 8.81%.The business had revenue of $1.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.24 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. Avantor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.830 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Avantor, Inc. will post 0.81 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AVTR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Avantor from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Avantor from $9.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Avantor in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Avantor from $8.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "hold" rating and set a $13.00 target price on shares of Avantor in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $12.00.

About Avantor

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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