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After finishing at $15.87 in the prior trading day, Avantor Inc (NYSE: AVTR) closed at $15.50, down -2.33%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.88 million shares were traded.
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 40.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 1.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
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, UBS on January 17, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $25 from $29 previously.
On August 28, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $30.
Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on July 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $30 to $23.
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 Feb 26 ’25 when Bramwell James sold 3,758 shares for $17.53 per share. The transaction valued at 65,878 led to the insider holds 87,379 shares of the business.
Bramwell James sold 774 shares of AVTR for $13,158 on Feb 27 ’25. The EVP Sales, Customer Excellence now owns 86,605 shares after completing the transaction at $17.00 per share. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Eck Steven W, who serves as the SVP & Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 4,907 shares for $17.53 each. As a result, the insider received 86,020 and left with 40,604 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Avantor’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.90. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.77.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AVTR has reached a high of $28.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -23.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -31.96%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 680.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 663.64M. Insiders hold about 2.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.53% stake in the company.
