Avantor (AVTR) Competitors $13.26 +0.70 (+5.53%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.65 +0.40 (+2.98%) As of 07:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AVTR vs. A, DHR, IQV, TMO, KEYS, VLTO, TER, FTV, RVTY, and NVMIShould you be buying Avantor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avantor include Agilent Technologies (A), Danaher (DHR), IQVIA (IQV), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), Veralto (VLTO), Teradyne (TER), Fortive (FTV), Revvity (RVTY), and Nova (NVMI). Avantor vs. Its Competitors Agilent Technologies Danaher IQVIA Thermo Fisher Scientific Keysight Technologies Veralto Teradyne Fortive Revvity Nova Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and profitability. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, A or AVTR? Agilent Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Avantor. Avantor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilent Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAgilent Technologies$6.51B5.30$1.29B$4.0530.00Avantor$6.67B1.36$711.50M$0.9913.39 Is A or AVTR more profitable? Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 17.59% compared to Avantor's net margin of 10.31%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.92% beat Avantor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agilent Technologies17.59% 25.92% 13.24% Avantor 10.31%11.39%5.44% Which has more risk and volatility, A or AVTR? Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avantor has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of A or AVTR? 95.1% of Avantor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Avantor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor A or AVTR? In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 10 more articles in the media than Avantor. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 17 mentions for Avantor. Agilent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Avantor's score of 1.32 indicating that Agilent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agilent Technologies 21 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Avantor 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer A or AVTR? Agilent Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $139.77, suggesting a potential upside of 15.04%. Avantor has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.94%. Given Avantor's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avantor is more favorable than Agilent Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agilent Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54Avantor 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 SummaryAgilent Technologies beats Avantor on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Avantor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVTR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVTR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvantorMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.04B$7.74B$5.82B$21.17BDividend YieldN/A2.64%3.84%3.59%P/E Ratio13.3978.4731.1529.15Price / Sales1.3630.51475.5754.92Price / Cash8.0124.8637.1523.84Price / Book1.4417.069.115.45Net Income$711.50M$243.33M$3.26B$992.10M7 Day Performance2.67%1.08%2.11%2.62%1 Month Performance1.77%0.80%5.12%2.51%1 Year Performance-47.02%13.93%31.25%12.94% Avantor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVTRAvantor4.6932 of 5 stars$13.26+5.5%$15.50+16.9%-50.7%$9.04B$6.67B13.3913,500Positive NewsAAgilent Technologies4.8849 of 5 stars$114.22-0.3%$139.77+22.4%-16.3%$32.45B$6.51B28.2017,900News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDHRDanaher4.7347 of 5 stars$199.83-0.4%$247.61+23.9%-24.7%$143.09B$23.88B42.5263,000Positive NewsIQVIQVIA4.8984 of 5 stars$180.18+0.2%$228.62+26.9%-25.0%$30.63B$15.41B26.0788,000Short Interest ↓TMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9356 of 5 stars$462.59+0.4%$593.00+28.2%-20.8%$174.68B$43.21B26.75125,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionKEYSKeysight Technologies4.4959 of 5 stars$161.64-2.0%$187.50+16.0%+1.7%$27.82B$4.98B37.9415,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionVLTOVeralto2.6792 of 5 stars$107.17-0.5%$114.00+6.4%-1.3%$26.60B$5.19B29.9417,000Positive NewsTERTeradyne4.5523 of 5 stars$104.68-2.6%$114.44+9.3%-19.3%$16.65B$2.83B36.226,500Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionFTVFortive4.9263 of 5 stars$46.77-0.7%$65.86+40.8%-34.1%$15.82B$6.23B21.0718,000Positive NewsRVTYRevvity3.6182 of 5 stars$85.82-1.2%$120.07+39.9%-25.8%$9.96B$2.80B36.3611,000Positive NewsNVMINova2.7521 of 5 stars$272.31+0.7%$282.50+3.7%+7.4%$8.01B$807.09M37.054,149 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies A Alternatives DHR Alternatives IQV Alternatives TMO Alternatives KEYS Alternatives VLTO Alternatives TER Alternatives FTV Alternatives RVTY Alternatives NVMI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AVTR) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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