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After finishing at $20.77 in the prior trading day, Avantor Inc. (NYSE: AVTR) closed at $20.58, down -0.91%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.34 million shares were traded. AVTR stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.705 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.49.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AVTR 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 59.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.94.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Evercore ISI on January 04, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $26 from $19.50 previously.
On December 11, 2023, TD Cowen Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $21 to $28.
On September 28, 2023, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating and target price of $22.Bernstein initiated its Mkt Perform rating on September 28, 2023, with a $22 target price.
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 Mar 08 ’24 when Eck Steven W sold 3,685 shares for $25.63 per share. The transaction valued at 94,447 led to the insider holds 34,406 shares of the business.
Couturier Christophe sold 13,074 shares of AVTR for $320,705 on Feb 29 ’24. The EVP, AMEA now owns 83,889 shares after completing the transaction at $24.53 per share. On Feb 29 ’24, another insider, Bramwell James, who serves as the EVP Sales, Customer Excellence of the company, sold 4,910 shares for $24.52 each. As a result, the insider received 120,393 and left with 96,233 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, AVTR now has a Market Capitalization of 14108351488 and an Enterprise Value of 19049400320. As of this moment, Avantor’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 53.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.774 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.695.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AVTR is 1.32, which has changed by 0.010309219 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23886502 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AVTR has reached a high of $26.16, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.25%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 5.57M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7090490 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 676.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 661.79M. Insiders hold about 2.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.88% stake in the company. Shares short for AVTR as of 1718323200 were 17665513 with a Short Ratio of 3.17, compared to 1715731200 on 18685450. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17665513 and a Short% of Float of 2.6099999.
