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After finishing at $174.36 in the prior trading day, Avery Dennison Corp (NYSE: AVY) closed at $172.27, down -1.20%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. AVY stock price reached its highest trading level at $174.8496 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $171.95.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AVY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 62.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.20. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 1.04. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.61 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.19.
On April 22, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $175.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on January 31, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $210 to $205.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 15 ’25 when Avery Dennison Corp bought 185,000 shares for $5.95 per share.
Avery Dennison Corp bought 185,000 shares of AVY for $1,600,250 on Jun 12 ’25. On Mar 06 ’25, another insider, Butier Mitchell R, who serves as the Executive Chairman of the company, sold 12,969 shares for $181.85 each. As a result, the insider received 2,358,387 and left with 303,331 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AVY now has a Market Capitalization of 13467311104 and an Enterprise Value of 16823041024. As of this moment, Avery’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.925 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.774.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVY is 0.89, which has changed by -0.20550662 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15366066 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVY has reached a high of $224.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $157.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.56%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 692.60K shares per day over the past 3-months and 699300 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 78.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 76.91M. Insiders hold about 1.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.14% stake in the company. Shares short for AVY as of 1752537600 were 1907089 with a Short Ratio of 2.75, compared to 1749772800 on 2306362. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1907089 and a Short% of Float of 2.7999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AVY’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.58, compared to 3.58 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020532232The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.58. The current Payout Ratio is 39.50% for AVY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-04 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1996-12-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 7.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.48, with high estimates of $2.6 and low estimates of $2.41.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.88 and $9.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.59. EPS for the following year is $10.6, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $11.23 and $9.9.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $2.22B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.25B to a low estimate of $2.19B. As of the current estimate, Avery Dennison Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.18BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.26B. There is a high estimate of $2.3B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.24B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AVY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.93B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.79B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.76BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.18B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.44B and the low estimate is $8.93B.
