Avantor (AVTR) Competitors $13.66 -0.14 (-1.04%) As of 09:43 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, FTV, TER, 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), Fortive (FTV), Teradyne (TER), Revvity (RVTY), and Nova (NVMI). Avantor vs. Its Competitors Agilent Technologies Danaher IQVIA Thermo Fisher Scientific Keysight Technologies Veralto Fortive Teradyne Revvity Nova Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings. Is AVTR or A more profitable? Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 17.59% compared to Avantor's net margin of 10.70%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.92% beat Avantor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avantor10.70% 11.93% 5.50% Agilent Technologies 17.59%25.92%13.24% Do analysts recommend AVTR or A? Avantor presently has a consensus target price of $18.23, indicating a potential upside of 33.47%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus target price of $139.77, indicating a potential upside of 19.35%. Given Avantor's higher probable 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42Agilent Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$6.78B1.37$711.50M$1.0413.13Agilent Technologies$6.51B5.11$1.29B$4.0528.92 Which has more risk and volatility, AVTR or A? Avantor has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AVTR or A? In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Avantor. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 16 mentions for Avantor. Avantor's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.98 indicating that Avantor is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avantor 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agilent Technologies 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAgilent Technologies beats Avantor on 11 of the 16 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$9.26B$7.33B$5.66B$20.95BDividend YieldN/A2.83%4.71%3.61%P/E Ratio13.0768.5130.2128.76Price / Sales1.3733.89448.2056.32Price / Cash8.7126.8836.0123.15Price / Book1.568.888.344.51Net Income$711.50M$243.10M$3.25B$993.26M7 Day Performance-2.50%-3.38%-2.18%-1.79%1 Month Performance1.31%1.36%7.93%2.02%1 Year Performance-48.95%12.32%36.45%7.31% Avantor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVTRAvantor4.7371 of 5 stars$13.66-1.0%$18.23+33.5%-50.0%$9.26B$6.78B13.0713,500News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAAgilent Technologies4.8819 of 5 stars$112.12-1.6%$139.77+24.7%-15.3%$31.85B$6.51B27.6817,900News CoverageDHRDanaher4.8014 of 5 stars$188.23-1.0%$248.48+32.0%-25.8%$134.71B$23.88B36.5563,000Positive NewsIQVIQVIA4.8069 of 5 stars$159.06-1.0%$222.45+39.9%-22.0%$27.52B$15.41B21.6788,000Analyst RevisionTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9651 of 5 stars$405.15-2.3%$599.30+47.9%-22.4%$152.94B$42.88B23.76125,000Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionKEYSKeysight Technologies4.1091 of 5 stars$162.86+0.2%$186.11+14.3%+23.3%$28.03B$4.98B38.2315,500VLTOVeralto3.3368 of 5 stars$102.19-1.1%$111.18+8.8%-1.3%$25.33B$5.19B29.2017,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFTVFortive4.9584 of 5 stars$50.07-0.9%$69.92+39.6%-30.2%$17.02B$6.23B21.9618,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpTERTeradyne4.3469 of 5 stars$94.82+1.0%$112.50+18.6%-11.3%$15.21B$2.82B26.796,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeGap UpRVTYRevvity2.8312 of 5 stars$90.90-2.5%$123.07+35.4%-28.6%$10.71B$2.76B38.6811,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNVMINova1.2022 of 5 stars$284.92+2.4%$282.50-0.8%+38.6%$8.38B$672.40M43.044,149Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies A Alternatives DHR Alternatives IQV Alternatives TMO Alternatives KEYS Alternatives VLTO Alternatives FTV Alternatives TER 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 7/31/2025 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 | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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