Avantor (AVTR) Competitors $13.40 -0.14 (-1.00%) Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.46 +0.05 (+0.37%) As of 10/10/2025 07:24 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends. Do analysts rate A or AVTR? Agilent Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $148.69, suggesting a potential upside of 8.84%. Avantor has a consensus target price of $15.65, suggesting a potential upside of 16.78%. Given Avantor's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Avantor 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 Is A or AVTR more profitable? Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 17.97% compared to Avantor's net margin of 10.31%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.51% beat Avantor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agilent Technologies17.97% 25.51% 12.94% Avantor 10.31%11.39%5.44% Which has better earnings & 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$6.51B5.95$1.29B$4.2632.07Avantor$6.78B1.35$711.50M$0.9913.54 Does the media prefer A or AVTR? In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 32 more articles in the media than Avantor. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 3 mentions for Avantor. Agilent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Avantor's score of 0.70 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 14 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Avantor 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, A or AVTR? Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avantor has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of A or AVTR? 95.1% of Avantor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Avantor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAgilent Technologies beats Avantor on 13 of the 17 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. 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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$9.23B$8.04B$6.10B$21.89BDividend YieldN/A2.14%5.67%3.61%P/E Ratio13.5474.6486.0528.83Price / Sales1.3538.76612.1482.97Price / Cash8.4222.5638.5024.17Price / Book1.536.7612.754.51Net Income$711.50M$247.60M$3.31B$1.01B7 Day Performance-6.09%-4.12%0.80%-3.53%1 Month Performance3.00%-3.35%6.21%-1.95%1 Year Performance-45.84%7.73%80.34%10.26% Avantor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVTRAvantor4.6523 of 5 stars$13.41-1.0%$15.65+16.8%-45.2%$9.23B$6.78B13.5413,500AAgilent Technologies4.0878 of 5 stars$123.70+0.3%$140.08+13.2%-4.3%$34.98B$6.51B29.0417,900News CoverageAnalyst ForecastDHRDanaher4.9791 of 5 stars$185.87+0.6%$245.91+32.3%-24.0%$132.35B$23.88B39.5563,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIQVIQVIA4.8898 of 5 stars$181.00+0.8%$229.64+26.9%-13.9%$30.53B$15.41B26.1988,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9043 of 5 stars$461.95-0.5%$588.35+27.4%-11.6%$175.30B$42.88B26.72125,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastKEYSKeysight Technologies4.6307 of 5 stars$173.35+0.0%$187.38+8.1%+1.2%$29.79B$4.98B55.2115,500Analyst ForecastVLTOVeralto3.6633 of 5 stars$105.11+0.5%$114.25+8.7%-9.1%$25.97B$5.19B28.1317,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeTERTeradyne4.4011 of 5 stars$134.33-0.7%$118.63-11.7%+2.4%$21.52B$2.82B42.696,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑FTVFortive4.55 of 5 stars$48.91+0.8%$62.79+28.4%-38.0%$16.42B$6.23B22.0318,000Analyst DowngradeRVTYRevvity3.7489 of 5 stars$84.23+0.2%$119.29+41.6%-26.5%$9.76B$2.76B17.1911,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNVMINova2.0069 of 5 stars$311.09+0.4%$282.50-9.2%+43.9%$9.11B$672.40M42.334,149Analyst Forecast 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 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | Sponsored2013 miner reveals his trading systemWhile everyone else is gambling on meme coins or chasing the next "100x moonshot," our members are systematica...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredForget AI, This Will Be the Next Big Tech BreakthroughAfter picking Nvidia in 2016, before it jumped 27,000%... 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