Avantor (AVTR) Competitors $12.33 -0.68 (-5.23%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.38 +0.04 (+0.36%) As of 09/12/2025 07:54 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 Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Do analysts rate AVTR or A? Avantor presently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.71%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus target price of $139.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.04%. Given Avantor's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Avantor is more favorable than Agilent Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avantor 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47Agilent Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer AVTR or A? In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 19 more articles in the media than Avantor. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 9 mentions for Avantor. Avantor's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 1.38 indicating that Avantor is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avantor 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Agilent Technologies 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AVTR or A? 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, AVTR or A? Agilent Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioAvantor$6.67B1.26$711.50M$0.9912.45Agilent Technologies$6.51B5.36$1.29B$4.2628.92 Which has more volatility & risk, AVTR or A? Avantor has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AVTR or A 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 Avantor10.31% 11.39% 5.44% Agilent Technologies 17.97%25.51%12.94% SummaryAgilent Technologies beats Avantor on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$8.87B$7.66B$5.87B$21.69BDividend YieldN/A2.77%5.68%3.47%P/E Ratio12.4574.0174.5229.69Price / Sales1.2642.20548.3370.32Price / Cash8.0924.1437.5625.00Price / Book1.417.3512.164.58Net Income$711.50M$238.91M$3.28B$1.00B7 Day Performance-7.26%2.63%0.87%0.65%1 Month Performance-5.70%1.47%4.96%3.07%1 Year Performance-54.13%16.57%60.74%14.34% Avantor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVTRAvantor4.8872 of 5 stars$12.33-5.2%$15.50+25.7%-53.4%$8.87B$6.67B12.4513,500Positive NewsAAgilent Technologies4.6934 of 5 stars$125.63+0.5%$139.25+10.8%-9.7%$35.70B$6.51B23.0617,900Positive NewsDHRDanaher4.9923 of 5 stars$206.09+0.4%$247.61+20.1%-30.3%$147.38B$23.88B27.3363,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap DownIQVIQVIA4.9428 of 5 stars$190.71+1.0%$228.62+19.9%-21.4%$32.44B$15.41B18.3388,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9743 of 5 stars$493.05+0.7%$593.00+20.3%-21.9%$186.06B$42.88B22.51125,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionKEYSKeysight Technologies4.5511 of 5 stars$163.42-1.9%$187.38+14.7%+14.9%$28.13B$4.98B27.0615,500Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionVLTOVeralto3.4209 of 5 stars$106.17-0.3%$113.43+6.8%-0.3%$26.35B$5.19B28.5517,000Positive NewsTERTeradyne4.6802 of 5 stars$118.24+0.3%$114.44-3.2%-12.4%$18.81B$2.82B37.306,500Positive NewsFTVFortive4.8474 of 5 stars$47.82-0.4%$65.57+37.1%-33.4%$16.19B$6.23B13.4118,000Positive NewsRVTYRevvity4.0256 of 5 stars$90.21+1.1%$120.07+33.1%-31.1%$10.46B$2.76B18.4311,000Positive NewsNVMINova1.7094 of 5 stars$263.34-4.7%$282.50+7.3%+43.1%$7.74B$672.40M35.304,149Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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