Avantor (AVTR) Competitors $12.50 -0.36 (-2.80%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.55 +0.05 (+0.40%) As of 09/19/2025 05:41 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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has stronger earnings and 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$6.78B1.26$711.50M$0.9912.63Agilent Technologies$6.51B5.50$1.29B$4.2629.63 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% Does the media favor AVTR or A? In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 15 more articles in the media than Avantor. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 13 mentions for Avantor. Avantor's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.78 indicating that Avantor is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avantor 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agilent Technologies 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend AVTR or A? Avantor currently has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.00%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus price target of $140.08, suggesting a potential upside of 10.97%. Given Avantor's higher probable upside, equities 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 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AVTR or A? 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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. SummaryAgilent Technologies beats Avantor on 10 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$8.52B$7.89B$5.79B$21.65BDividend YieldN/A2.78%5.61%3.52%P/E Ratio12.63123.3060.4927.35Price / Sales1.2674.02538.7560.84Price / Cash7.7725.1737.6624.98Price / Book1.4347.8015.754.59Net Income$711.50M$241.92M$3.30B$1.00B7 Day Performance1.38%87.88%5.36%0.81%1 Month Performance-2.95%51.29%8.10%5.42%1 Year Performance-53.69%39.25%81.36%14.47% Avantor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVTRAvantor4.851 of 5 stars$12.50-2.8%$15.50+24.0%-54.9%$8.52B$6.78B12.6313,500Positive NewsAAgilent Technologies4.4823 of 5 stars$125.68+2.0%$140.08+11.5%-11.1%$34.94B$6.51B22.6117,900Dividend AnnouncementDHRDanaher4.9897 of 5 stars$188.24-1.0%$246.35+30.9%-30.1%$136.09B$23.88B25.2463,000Positive NewsIQVIQVIA4.9267 of 5 stars$186.20-0.5%$229.64+23.3%-23.4%$31.83B$15.41B17.9988,000Positive NewsTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9677 of 5 stars$474.73-1.0%$592.24+24.8%-22.6%$181.05B$42.88B21.90125,000Positive NewsKEYSKeysight Technologies4.3042 of 5 stars$171.67+0.7%$187.38+9.1%+14.8%$29.31B$4.98B28.2415,500Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionVLTOVeralto3.4138 of 5 stars$107.83-1.1%$113.43+5.2%-2.3%$27.06B$5.19B29.3117,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTERTeradyne4.6173 of 5 stars$114.07+1.6%$114.44+0.3%-10.4%$17.85B$2.82B35.416,500Positive NewsFTVFortive4.7171 of 5 stars$48.62-0.4%$62.79+29.1%-37.1%$16.52B$6.23B13.6818,000Positive NewsRVTYRevvity3.8186 of 5 stars$84.06+1.4%$120.07+42.8%-31.5%$9.62B$2.76B16.9511,000Analyst RevisionNVMINova1.9262 of 5 stars$299.43+2.2%$282.50-5.7%+50.8%$8.62B$672.40M39.294,149Positive 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 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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